High Level Commission for Information Technology (HLCIT) is an apex body formed under the chairmanship of Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Nepal with a view to providing crucial strategic direction and helping formulate appropriate policy responses for the development of ICT sector in the country as well as harnessing these technologies to meet key developmental challenges including governance reform and catalyzing economic growth for poverty reduction.

The government of Nepal strongly believes that its efforts in macro-economic and governance reform arena stand to benefit immensely from proper harnessing of recent advances in the technological domain notably, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The fact remains however that the technologies on their own devoid of enabling institutional, policy, and regulatory environment will fall short of producing intended developmental outcomes. This clearly defines the context within which National IT Policy and Strategy of the Government of Nepal was announced in the year 2000. These policy provisions lay down a comprehensive framework for the development of IT sector in the country. Among others, the policy envisages the creation of a number of high level institutional entities to provide a direction and leadership for the development of ICT sector in the country.

OBJECTIVE
The key objective of the commission will be to oversee the implemantation of National IT Polilcy and strategy as well as to provide strategic policy direction and support to the government in concert wifth its vision to build a knowledge-based society by creating enabling environment for the development and growth of knowledge based institutions and industries. The operational ambit of the Commission will also include playing a key role in formulation of appropriate policy instruments in concert with the dynamism that characterizes the ICT sector and strategies aimed at harnessing information and communication technologies for development, economic growth and poverty reduction.