The document compares ICT policies and strategies across East African countries based on income levels and ICT penetration rates. Lower middle income countries like Kenya and Uganda have finalized ICT policies, while low income countries like Ethiopia and Tanzania are in various stages of developing policies and plans. The document then provides more details on the national ICT initiatives underway in countries like Rwanda, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, and compares their approaches to those of Asian countries like Malaysia, the Philippines, India, and others. It identifies both similarities and differences in East Africa's national ICT strategies.