ICT Policy Challenges and Issues:
ICT policy is defined as the country or jurisdiction’s guide in ICT use and securing the information
economy benefits. It deals with issues related to information dissemination, information utilization and
technology spread and use (Labelle, 2005). However, a second literature defines ICT policy as a code that
clarifies technology stakeholders’ duties, responsibilities and rights and specifies acceptable and efficient ICT
utilization. It mostly deals with security and efficiency issues (Kalika, 2007). Another literature describes ICT
policy as the support to a range of stakeholders’ important goals and aspirations. It is associated with ICT
investment, capabilities to design or use ICT in ways compatible with local, national and regional aspirations’
development (Mansell, 2008). Differences in ICT policy definition and scope variation could be identified at
this point. The first definition is very general and scope limits to information and technology utilization.