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V. Policy Implementation:Monitoring and Evaluation MechanismsThe successful implementation of the ICT Master Plan requires cooperation andalliance between public and private sector. For the public sector, responsible agencies inall ministries, located centrally as well as provincially, need to cooperate closely. Eachgovernment agency must formulate a five-year ICT Master Plan in accordance with thedirection of the National ICT Master Plan.In addition, there must be a mechanism to link the operational plan with thebudget as well as human resources plans. The framework and guidelines to assess theoperational plan as well as ICT projects of government agencies should be established,by cooperation among the central agencies including the policy unit of the MICT, thebudget bureau, and the Office of Civil Service Commission. Furthermore, there must alsobe a system of monitoring and evaluation, as well as a list of indices for themeasurement of success. The unit overseeing the ICT policies and plans in the ICTMinistry will be assigned to undertake these tasks.The process of management andadministration, monitoring and evaluationNational IT CommitteeAgency responsible forpolicy and planning in ICTMinistryPrivate sectorICTcommittees ofministriesThe process of management and administration,monitoring and evaluationEach ministry and itsdepartment must set up an ICTcommittee to oversee their ICTMaster Plan and implementation. Atthe ministry level, the CIO of eachministry is assigned as chairman ofthe committee. The committeemust report the progress on its ICTprojects every six months to therelevant higher-level committees.The National Information TechnologyCommittee (NITC) will oversee themanagement of the National ICTMaster Plan, while the unitresponsible for ICT policy andplanning in the ICT Ministry willsupport the work of the NITC.Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006) 75