The main objective of the paper is to determine, using Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) data from the World Bank and the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology
Report, how Botswana is doing in terms of achieving its domestic ICT milestones. An assessment
of domestic ICT sector progress, as per the Botswana National Policy on ICT, reveals a substantial
improvement in the quality and access to ICT. For instance, as far as quality is concerned, fixed
broadband subscriber (as a percentage of total internet subscribers) has substantially increased from
none in 2000 to 89% in 2008. On the issue of access, the most significant outcome is the fact that
mobile phones are a default ICT tool among the general population, with coverage of about 99% of
the population. The results of the paper are important as they will help the government of Botswana
determine whether ICT can be one of the sectors that can lead Botswana to be a more diversified
economy.

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