Their real underlying concerns must be addressed, and the whole perspective must be one which is guided by the methodology or the attitude recommended by the ancients, that of holism.

Analysis of past e-strategies indicates that their impact on development and results achieved have varied in relation to the focus and role assigned to ICT (relative weight of ICT as an enabler as opposed to ICT as a sector), the degree of “holism” or consideration of cross-sectoral elements and linkages, the extent to which the strategy draws on the inputs and involvement of all the different stakeholders as a process as well as the enabling conditions and the resource mobilization environment.