Republic of Tunisia : Information and Communications Technology Contribution to Growth and Employment Generation, Volume 1. Policy Note

This policy note is the first of two volumes, drafted in conjunction with a more detailed technical report. It was prepared in response to a request by the Government of Tunisia for Bank assistance to formulate an ICT development strategy, in accordance with the targets set in the Government of Tunisia's 10th development plan. The policy note highlights current constraints to ICT sector development and proposes measures to eliminate them. It should be read in conjunction with the broader strategy report (volume two: technical report), which contains complementary data and technical information. The Government objectives were conveyed to the World Bank team in May 2001. The strategy is aimed at bolstering the country's emerging ICT sector and maximizing its ability to compete in local, regional, and global markets. In this context, the major objectives of the ICT strategy are to: (a) maximize the ICT contribution to growth and employment generation; (b) position Tunisia in the global ICT market; and (c) integrate ICT into the Tunisian economy. Indirect issues of the ICT impact on productivity and competitiveness are marginally treated in this note. The report compares the state of ICT development in Tunisia that of other economies, taking into account Tunisia's relative strengths and weaknesses in developing a competitive and robust ICT industry. The report outlines the pillars of a strategy and specifies measures to be implemented by the Government, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-03
Subjects:	ACTION PLAN, ADVERTISING, ANIMATION, APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER, AUTOMATION, B2B, B2C, B2C E-COMMERCE, BACK-OFFICE, BACKBONE, BANDWIDTH, BANDWIDTH CAPACITY, BEST PRACTICE, BEST-PRACTICE, BROADBAND, BROADCAST, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANS, BUSINESS PROCESS, BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, BUSINESS SERVICES, BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS, BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-COMMERCE, BUSINESSES, CALL CENTER, CALL CENTERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CD-ROMS, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, COMPETITIVE BIDS, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPUTER HARDWARE, COMPUTER LANGUAGES, COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCES, CONNECTIVITY, CONTENT PROVIDER, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SERVICES, CUSTOMIZATION, DATA COMMUNICATIONS, DATA NETWORK, DATA NETWORKS, DATA PROCESSING, DATA TRANSMISSION, DEVELOPMENT OF E-COMMERCE, DIGITAL CONTENT, DIGITAL ECONOMY, DIGITAL SIGNATURE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DOMAIN, DOMAIN NAMES, E-BUSINESS, E-BUSINESS SOFTWARE, E-COMMERCE LEGISLATION, E-GOVERNMENT, E-GOVERNMENT PROJECTS, E-LEARNING, E-PAYMENT, ECOMMERCE, ECOMMERCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, EPROCUREMENT, EQUIPMENT, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, EXPORT MARKETS, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FUNCTIONALITY, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, GLOBAL MARKETS, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, GROWTH PATH, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH STRATEGY, HARDWARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, IMAGE, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE, INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS, INVENTIONS, INVENTORY, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, ISP, LICENSE, LICENSES, LOCALIZATION, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKET POTENTIAL, MARKET SEGMENT, MARKET SEGMENTS, MARKET SHARES, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILE NETWORK, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE SERVICES, MOBILE TELEPHONY, MULTIMEDIA, NETWORK SERVICES, ONLINE SERVICES, OPERATING SYSTEMS, OUTSOURCING, PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS, PAYMENT CARDS, PAYMENT SYSTEM, PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PC, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS, POSTAL SERVICE, PRIVATE NETWORKS, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, R&D, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESULT, RESULTS, SEARCH, SERVER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICES TO USERS, SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE PACKAGES, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE SERVICES, SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, SOFTWARES, SUPPLY CHAIN, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, TARGETS, TAX INCENTIVES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, TECHNOLOGY PARK, TECHNOLOGY PARKS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, TELEPHONY, TELEVISION, TIME FRAME, TIME ZONE, TRANSACTION, TRANSMISSION, USER, USERS, VALUE CHAIN, VIDEO, VSAT, WEB, WEB APPLICATIONS, WEB CONTENT, WEB DESIGN, WEB PORTAL, WEB SITE, WEB SITES, WIRELESS ACCESS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS SERVICES, WORLD WIDE WEB,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/19567338/tunisia-information-communications-technology-ict-contribution-growth-employment-generation-vol-1-2-policy-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19063
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