The Government of Liberia considers the deployment of a national ICT and Telecommunications backbone infrastructure to connect all of its people, institutions and places.
<p>The Government of Liberia"’s development goals for ICT and Telecommunications are to modernize networks and create added value through the effective utilization of ICTs that make use of different technology solutions. Through this policy agenda and recognizing the essential social and economic potentials of broadband connectivity, the Government of Liberia including its development partners and local industry players facilitated Liberia"’s connection to the global community through the ACE Communication Network. </p>
<p>Liberia has since 2013 had access to broadband interconnection to the rest of the world via ACE. However, this connectivity does not extend outside the capital, Monrovia, since service providers transmission links does not have the necessary capacity required for broadband services.</p>
<p>The proposed development of a National ICT Backbone is a key initiative expected to provide the necessary connectivity infrastructure which will carry the volume of data traffic that is projected in the coming years and increase the diffusion of broadband access in order to reap the development benefits.</p>
<p>Objective</p>
<p>Is to develop a national ICT and Telecommunications backbone infrastructure which would connect all major towns within the country to provide Liberians with reliable, efficient and cost-effective connectivity to ICT infrastructures, facilities and services to enhance socio-economic conditions;</p>
<p>Benefits</p>
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<li>Increases the country"'s accessibility to regional and global communication networks, providing large bandwidth, high speed, reliability and alternative international gateway connectivity;</li>
<li>Will enhance usage of ICT applications for sustainable socio-economic development including implementation of e-government services, e-learning, e-health, e-commerce including others;</li>
<li>Drive down cost of ICT related services, particularly internet, making it affordable and readily available to common Liberians.</li>
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