Ict policies in Developing Countries: An Evaluation with the Extended Design‐Actuality Gaps Framework

 
4.1
Dimensions of Design 
A great body of government documents, action plans, evaluations, and public comments have 
refined the evolution of ICT in the country. Government policy and action plan documents 
were obtained directly from governmental agencies. These documents were used to identify 
elements and dimensions of ICT policy design. All policy documents identified in Figure 3 
were studied and coded manually with notes and reflections written down in the margins. The 
codes were later entered in NVivo 8.0 for proper organization. From open codes, several 
categories of codes were identified. Similar codes were grouped into elements, and similar 
elements were scaled up into six major themes. These themes represent dimensions of design. 
The dimensions and corresponding elements of design are shown in Table 2. 
 

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Table 2: Dimensions of Design 
Dimensions 
HR 
Development 
E-
Government 
Incentives
Legal 
Framework 
Industry 
Develop-
ment 
ICT Use 
Elements of 
Design 
Dimensions 
National 
accreditation 
and testing 
services 
IT in 
Government 
Incentiviz-
ing IT 
investme-
nts 
Telecom 
convergence/ 
deregulation 
IT market 
developm
-ent 
Broadband 
internet 
growth 
Training 
Programs 
Government 
Databases 
Recognition 
of e-records 
Software 
industry 
developm
-ent 
Scholarships 
and non-
binding loans 
Standards 
Development 
Venture 
capital 
Digital 
signatures 
Software 
Exports 
E-
Commerce 
Foreign 
Faculty Hiring 
Data Sharing 
among 
agencies 
Micro-
credit 
Intellectual 
property 
rights 
Hardware 
industry 
develop- 
ment 
Online 
libraries 
Cyber laws