Takfa
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Tafka is the first complete and countrywide plan for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in Iran, the equivalent of an "National ICT agenda (NICTA)" in some other countries. It is planned and implemented by an expert team, led by Nasrollah Jahangard
in 2002.
NICTA required all government bodies and state organisations to employ IT effectively in their day-to-day operations. Subsequently, the name of Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone was also changed to the Ministry of ICT to suit its envisaged role of pioneering the implementation of modern technology in this sector. NICTA in the beginning was able to stimulate some movements in this sector and initiated some major projects, however, after the presidency election of 2003, NICTA in practice fell apart, and overall failed to change the ICT landscape of Iran significantly.
Nasrollah Jahangard
Nasrollah Jahangard is an Iranian politician and expert manager. Since 1997, he had been the Deputy Minister of Post, Telegraph & Telephone for Development & Planning, a ministry later renamed to Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. He recently resigned from that position...
in 2002.
NICTA required all government bodies and state organisations to employ IT effectively in their day-to-day operations. Subsequently, the name of Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone was also changed to the Ministry of ICT to suit its envisaged role of pioneering the implementation of modern technology in this sector. NICTA in the beginning was able to stimulate some movements in this sector and initiated some major projects, however, after the presidency election of 2003, NICTA in practice fell apart, and overall failed to change the ICT landscape of Iran significantly.