Section 1
Human Resource Development
12.1.1 Short, medium and long-term ICT human resource development Plans will be developed and implemented in close coordination with industry and academia, factoring in technological dynamism shaping the ICT sector ;
12.1.2 Centers of Excellence for training/education in Telecommunications and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology etc will be created. Measures will also be taken to increase annual enrolment and output of students in key professional skills areas such as telecommunications/electronics engineering, computer science, Information Technology and all related fields.
12.1.3 Digital literacy will be encouraged as a basic requirement for employment and promotion in all sectors;
12.1.4 ICT awareness programmes will be developed among all citizens and ICT as an alternative career path will be promoted for youths and women;
12.1.5 Favourable environment for public and private sector organizations will be created to invest in education and human resource development programmes as well as in the training and up-dating of personnel skills in ICT. Along these lines, appropriate measures will be taken to ensure the quality assurance of non-university tertiary training providers.
12.1.6 Community based ICT training and sensitization programmes will be developed and promoted in conjunction with local government authorities, private sector and civil society;
12.1.7 A nationwide ICT re-training and skills update initiatives will be facilitated covering all the sectors in response to rapid technological changes. Nepal Administrative Staff College will be designated the focal institution responsible for skills update initiative targeted at government employees. Along these lines, Nepal Administrative Staff College will be reoriented and capacitated to conduct a range of ICT capacity development initiative for government agencies.
12.1.8 Institutional linkages between educational/training establishments and industry will be promoted by working closely with the private sector so as to ensure that demand side requirements are adequately reflected in human resource development initiatives.
12.1.9 Steps will be taken to ensure adequate access to education and training resources for the physically challenged and vulnerable groups;
12.1.10 Local and foreign direct investment in knowledge and expertise development will be encouraged and promoted to support the development of human resources requirement of the country. Along these lines, training institutions providing international certification courses will be incentivized to expand their services in Nepal.
12.1.11 The participation of professional private sector bodies in developing appropriate curriculum and ICT skills needed in industry will be encouraged and promoted
12.1.12 Arrangements will be made to effectively implement ICT in Education Master plan developed by the Ministry of Education
12.1.13 Measures will be taken to address the human resource requirements in key sectors of the economy targeting critical managerial, technical and operator skills aimed at securing the growth of information economy
12.1.2 Centers of Excellence for training/education in Telecommunications and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology etc will be created. Measures will also be taken to increase annual enrolment and output of students in key professional skills areas such as telecommunications/electronics engineering, computer science, Information Technology and all related fields.
12.1.3 Digital literacy will be encouraged as a basic requirement for employment and promotion in all sectors;
12.1.4 ICT awareness programmes will be developed among all citizens and ICT as an alternative career path will be promoted for youths and women;
12.1.5 Favourable environment for public and private sector organizations will be created to invest in education and human resource development programmes as well as in the training and up-dating of personnel skills in ICT. Along these lines, appropriate measures will be taken to ensure the quality assurance of non-university tertiary training providers.
12.1.6 Community based ICT training and sensitization programmes will be developed and promoted in conjunction with local government authorities, private sector and civil society;
12.1.7 A nationwide ICT re-training and skills update initiatives will be facilitated covering all the sectors in response to rapid technological changes. Nepal Administrative Staff College will be designated the focal institution responsible for skills update initiative targeted at government employees. Along these lines, Nepal Administrative Staff College will be reoriented and capacitated to conduct a range of ICT capacity development initiative for government agencies.
12.1.8 Institutional linkages between educational/training establishments and industry will be promoted by working closely with the private sector so as to ensure that demand side requirements are adequately reflected in human resource development initiatives.
12.1.9 Steps will be taken to ensure adequate access to education and training resources for the physically challenged and vulnerable groups;
12.1.10 Local and foreign direct investment in knowledge and expertise development will be encouraged and promoted to support the development of human resources requirement of the country. Along these lines, training institutions providing international certification courses will be incentivized to expand their services in Nepal.
12.1.11 The participation of professional private sector bodies in developing appropriate curriculum and ICT skills needed in industry will be encouraged and promoted
12.1.12 Arrangements will be made to effectively implement ICT in Education Master plan developed by the Ministry of Education
12.1.13 Measures will be taken to address the human resource requirements in key sectors of the economy targeting critical managerial, technical and operator skills aimed at securing the growth of information economy