Local Applications/ Content Development

The Ministry of ICT and Postal Services, the Information Commission and the Fund, in line with its objective will support local ICT entrepreneurs to develop local applications and content for e-service. The aim is to improve adoption of ICT in everyday activities and bridge the digital divide. The local applications and/or content would be socially and culturally relevant to the communities.

Project No. 1: Local Content Development

The Ministry of ICT and Postal Services, the Information Commission and the Fund shall facilitate the development of local content and applications/solutions which promote the use of ICTs in rural, un-served and under-served areas of the country. The Fund’s strategy shall be to partner with relevant stakeholders for the development of application /solutions in South Sudan Education curriculum, which provide relevant information/ solutions to Secondary Schools under the S-ICTC programme in line with the Ministry of Education.

Project No. 2: e-Portal and Local Content Development and Hosting

The aim of e-Portal is to encourage the development of local content and portals that can be hosted either locally or on the internet. This could be a state’s government web portal, YouTube channel, dedicated educational channel or portal but the content and values of the content as well as methods of access shall be determined by the Ministry of ICT and Postal Services, and Information Commission.