Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Information, Tourism, Culture and Civic education made the assertion in Lilongwe Friday where she presided over projects presentation symposium by final year Bachelor of Computer Science students of University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco).
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Kachali made the challenge in Lilongwe as he officially launched the National Broadcasting Policy and the National ICT Policy at the end of ICT Week which commenced on Monday, bringing together experts in the area of Information, Communication and Technology.
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The final draft of the ‘Electronic Transactions and Management Bill 2013’ which BiztechAfrica has seen, encompasses eleven issues that will fill the gaps that have been haunting operations in Malawi’s ICT sector.
In the order of presentation in the Bill, issues tackled include the Legal recognition of electronic messages; Proceedings applicable to the conclusion of electronic contracts; Legal responsibility of various actors; Consumer protection with respect to e-commerce; Taxation; Online financial services; and Encryption.
Under the project Connect for Change, Fawema is establishing ICT laboratories in primary schools and Teachers Training Colleges as well as applying a mobile phone SMS set-up system to connect with communities.
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During an opening ceremony of Umodzi Consulting –Esoko stakeholders’ forum in Lilongwe last week, agricultural officer for USAID Mathews Raboin once again referred to Maunda, whose life changed in June 2011 when she started using a cell phone to get prices for commodities.