This information and communication technologies (ICT) in education strategy and implementation plan has four goals, to use information and communications technology hardware, software, telecommunications or 'connectivity' to:
i) facilitate better education and financial management at the school, district (kabupaten) and provincial level;
ii) develop the capacity of technical staff , teachers, school leaders and education officers in ICT in education competencies;
iii) enhance linkages between schools, districts and province, and the world around them; and
iv) develop students who are adaptable to change and empowered to change their environments, who are creative and innovative, and who are able to apply knowledge and solve problems with confidence in their community and beyond.

The program seeks to respond to a strong, and hitherto unmet demand, from stakeholders at all levels of the education system in Papua: administrators, teachers, as well as students, for access to information and skills. Increasing access to ICT in schools resulting from government initiatives such as the PMPTK (Direktorat Jenderal Peningkatan Mutu Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan) block grants and from the efforts of head teachers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and others highlights additional challenges.