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).
She said most socio-economically developed countries have thrived on modern ICT to attain the success, and added “Government promises to employ most of you especially in departments like e-Government which is under the information ministry.”
She also commended the students and called their innovations a timely response to Malawi’s technology challenges which have had negative reflections on the country’s socio-economic development.
During the symposium which was under the theme, ‘Bridging the Information and Communication Gap in Malawi,’ the graduating students displayed, among others, computerised innovations of how the police service can keep criminal records.
The student presenting the innovation, Jonathan Moju, said the idea came along with the intention of curbing the too much paper work the police undergo in keeping criminal records and tracking hardcore criminals.
There was also a presentation on a modern software for mobile phones which has been designed to translate the English language into Chichewa which the PS appreciated as necessary in bridging the digital divide among Malawians most of whom fail to interpret critical information due to the “Queens language barriers”.
The academic conference was sponsored by the college’s computer studies’ department, Linga Fruit Wine, Baobab Health Trust and Airtel Malawi among others.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): James Mwale
Quelle/Source: The Maravi Post, 02.08.2014
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