Institutional, Legal Provision and Amendment to the Policy

Institutional Provision

• The National Information Development Council, consisting of the following members, shall be constituted under the chairmanship of Rt. Honorable Prime Minister.

  a.	Rt. Honorable Prime Minister	Chairman
  b.	Honorable Minister, Minister of Science and Technology	Member
  c.	Honorable Minister, Minister of Information and Communication	Member
  d.	Honorable Vice-man, National Planning Commission	Member
  e.	Honorable Member, National planning Commission (Information Technology Sector)	Member
  f.	Secretary, Ministry of finance	Member
  g.	Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies	Member
  h.	Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Member
  i.	Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources	Member
  j.	Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology	Member
  k.	Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports	Member
  l.	Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications	Member
  m.	Computer specialist representative, University RONAST (three persons)	Member
  n.	Chairman, Computer Association of Nepal	Member
  o.	President, Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries.	Member
  p.	Persons involved in Information Technology in Private Sector (three persons)	Member
  q.	Chairman,Telecommunications Authority	Member
  r.	Executive Director, NITC	Member Secretary



• The National Information Technology Council shall review and revise information technology policy, appraise annual progress and solve problems that may arise and carry out such other activities as it may seem necessary for the development and expansion of the information technology sector.
  
• A National Information Technology Coordination Committee, as mentioned below shall be constituted to carry out research on and develop information technology, develop manpower required for this sector and curriculum, improve quality of computer training operated by private sector, ascertain the norms.

  a.	Honorable Minister, Minister of Science and Technology	Chairman
  b.	Honorable Member, National Planning Commission (Looking after the concerned sector)	Member
  c.	Two vice-chancellors of universities	Member
  d.	Secretary, Ministry of Finance	Member
  e.	Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies	Member
  f.	Secretary, Minister of Science and Technology	Member
  g.	Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports	Member
  h.	Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication	Member
  i.	Two information technologists	Member
  j.	Representative, Computer Association of Nepal	Member
  k.	Representative, Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries	Member
  l.	Executive Director, NITC	Member Secretary

• National Information Technology Centre: This Centre shall be setup under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Its regional and district-level offices shall be established as necessary. It shall carry out following functions.
  
• Act as a data bank of information and assist in computerization of records at governmental offices and in developing and expanding the contents.
  
• Render assistance in all kinds of computer services of His Majesty's Government. Similarly, render assistance in designing, updating and operating websites of all bodies of His Majesty's Government, and collect all types of data at the national level and serve as a database.
  
• Act as a regulator for the healthy development of information technology.
  
• Arrange for coding and standardization required to bring about uniformity with respect to information technology, and implement and monitor it.
  
• Information technology Park Development Committee: This committee shall be a separate body under the Ministry of Science and Technology. It shall manage and coordinate the building and execution of info-cities and info-villages.

Legal Provision

Necessary laws shall be enacted to regulate transactions to be carried out through information technology, as well as other necessary arrangements pertaining to this technology, and to protect intellectual property right.

Amendment to the Policy

This policy may be reviewed and amended every two years in conformity with technological development and expansion of devices as a result of rapid developments in the information technology sector. Nonetheless, at the suggestion of various sectors, it may be appraised and amended if necessary even prior to it.