Key Enablers

 1.       Coordination Mechanism 

The Ministry’s Strategic Plan 2008 - 2017 has been developed with clear linkages to work programs / action plan and performance indicators for the measurement of the performances of the Ministry and departments under it in meeting the strategic objectives. 

It is also important to highlight work that has been done to translate the strategic objectives into high level action plans and prioritisation of the areas of work / tasks. 

However, a projection of the Ministry’s resource requirements to identify areas to be strengthened will require a legal framework, financial, human and other resource support especially in implementing  the strategic plan.  Proper communication and publicity work should be carried out before implementing the policies and programmes. 

The Ministry of Communications will evaluate and measure success of its strategy and implementation of policies and initiatives so as to: 

·         Ensure all relevant data are kept up-to-date; 

·         Assess results against the targets set; and 

·         Evaluate success of policies and initiatives to determine future strategies. 

It is also recommended that the time frame for the Strategic Plan to be 10 years and with half yearly reviews to ensure that it is relevant and up-to-date. 

2.       Translation Mechanism of Policy Directions and Key Initiatives 

The Strategic Plan has stated several important policy directions and key initiatives.  These directions and initiatives will be developed into a comprehensive plan covering, among others, the objectives, budget requirements, implementing agencies and targets. 

3.       Monitoring Mechanisms 

The Ministry of Communications has identified the following monitoring mechanisms in order to assess the progress and development made towards achieving the vision, mission and targets of the Ministry: 

3.1   Setting Strategies Direction Committees: 

i.	Committee 1	-	Committee on liberalisation of services.
ii.	Committee 2	-	Committee on private-public participation (PPP) initiatives.
iii.	Committee 3	-	Committee on processes and procedures.
iv.	Committee 4	-	Committee on balanced score card / key performance indicators.
v.	Committee 5	-	Committee on strategic thinking.
vi.	Committee 6	-	Committee on strategic alignment (realignment of strategic plans and goals with other Ministries and Departments).
vii.	Committee 7	-	Committee on human resource development.
viii.	Committee 8	-	Committee on international relation development.

Progress of these Committees shall be periodically reported at higher administrative levels for monitoring purposes. 

3.2   Status of Implementation of National Development Plan (NDP) 

The progress of NDP project implementation will be monitored monthly by the Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Communications. 

3.3   Project Implementation Monitoring Template 

An implementation monitoring template will be used to monitor projects listed in the 20 years Road Map of the Ministry of Communications as well as listed in the Strategic Plan 2008 - 2017.  The Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry will continue to implement the Plan through policy enforcement, policy promotion and evaluation of feedback.