One strategy is to focus effort on areas of current competence. For example, Chilean banking and forestry software was successfully exported because they had developed excellent local systems. Nepal may have expertise in systems for electrical power generation and distribution since they have extensive hydroelectric capacity and are a power exporter. There would also a domestic market for information products if there were infrastructure in place to deliver them. Information products involving credit, education, news, health, entertainment, and personal communication can be sold in rural and in urban areas if people have access to the Internet at home, work, school or in a telecenter.
Funds transfer is another information service.
The Internet is increasingly used by expatriates in developed nations to maintain contact with each other and with their families. Expatriates often send funds home, and a trustworthy mechanism for electronic funds transfer should be provided. The same service is needed to support export business. This should not be seen as a profit opportunity for the government, but as a method of getting hard currency and enhancing quality of life. Nepal has knowledge of energy markets because of its hydroelectric power industry.