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| Lusaka Zambia |
Acting Secretary
to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska says the country needs efficient and cost
effective Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) solutions. Dr Msiska
said the private sector should raise to the challenge especially in this era
where fast evolving ICT market takes centre stage.
Dr Msiska was
speaking in Lusaka yesterday when he officiated at the GRZ-ZAMTEL Expo, a
facility that has created a forum by bringing all government line ministries
and departments together so that they could explore internet services and
e-governance programmes.
He commended
Zambia Tele-communication Company (ZAMTEL) for offering the practical
realization of Government’s ICT operations.
“I
commend ZAMTEL for this innovation and approach and I urge you to continue with
the same spirit in this fast evolving ICT market,” Dr Msiska said. He said the
GRZ-ZAMTEL Expo innovation would improve government’s service delivery and
interface with the Zambian people.
Dr Msiska also
said government needed a reliable partner with the right mix of technology and
capacity to steer the e-governance project to a higher level.
The Acting
Secretary to Cabinet challenged other parastatal companies to emulate ZAMTEL in
business drives and quicken the pace of ICT services across government
department country-wide because government alone cannot manage.
And
ZAMTEL Chief Executive Officer Mupanga Mwanakatwe reiterated his organization’s
commitment to invest and facilitate the provision of cost effective
communication solution aimed at improving access to information.
Dr Mwanakatwe
said a robust, efficient state of the art is required to service the Zambian
people.