The initiative of establishing INIT was taken in order to comply with the desires of the Muslim community for utilizing, directing and encouraging the use of Information Technologies and associated systems to promote collaboration and cooperation in building human resources and institutional capacity through encouraging dialogue, maintaining databanks, assisting in training, research and development, dissemination of information, automating the governmental and business processes through the mediation of Information Technology and provide appropriate means therefor. The following are major objectives of INIT.
- To form, maintain and promote an association of member states which will engage in the proactive learning and utilization of IT;
- To carry out research, development and use of electronic systems through an association of member states and associated organizations;
- To help develop world class IT infrastructure within its member states;
- To develop an extensive pool of academically and technically skilled IT manpower at all levels to meet the local and export needs;
- To promote extensive use of IT applications in Government, trade, industry, homes, agriculture, education, health and other sectors of economy;
- To promote and encourage both local and foreign investors to ensure the development of IT sector (software, hardware and service industries) in member states and the use of IT products and services;
- To create strong domestic and international markets through promoting linkages and reinforcing networks for IT products and services; and
- To facilitate dissemination of knowledge and technology flow(s) from comparatively advanced Islamic countries to the less advances ones.
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