When addressing rural development, ICT can also contribute to the scientific interpretation of outputs in the agricultural sector, water management, and numeracy and literacy training of communities. This will also contribute to our involvement in growing the second economy. The department's main responsibility is ICT policy initiation and development, and overseeing the implementation thereof. My department, unlike others, does not have the physical presence at provincial and local government levels to implement programmes. We are dependent on partnerships and collaborative arrangements that involve the private sector, all levels of the public sector and non governmental organisations.