Communication companies and parents should ensure that growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is for positive changes to the society and not a source of moral-decay, President Ali Mohamed Shein said on Saturday in Zanzibar.
In his speech before launching the ZANTEL's 3G-high speed internet wireless broad band services in the Island, Dr Shein emphasized that growth of technology should mean development.
"As we move from analogy to digital technology, use of mobile phones and internet should ease communication, search for information for students, share ideas and drive us to be innovative," said Shein. He said the history of telecommunication in Zanzibar, from 1880 when the wireless and cable were first installed in the islands is broad, "but Zanzibar is proud to be the first country in the region to have improved communication network."