He said the request came from his counterpart Dr Venacioio Massiugi who had talks with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He said he had asked Dr Massiugi to convey the request through President Armando Emilio Guebuza during his meeting with Abdullah.
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Speaking during a consultative workshop in Maputo on the proposal for an "e-government" strategy and its implementation at central and local levels, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of State Administration, Lourenco Chipenembe, said this is the best way to improve efficiency in public service, and ensure the government's transparency and accountability.
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Named GovNet, it will be set up under an agreement between the governments of Mozambique and Italy and the Development Gateway Foundation, it was announced on 11 December 2003.
Called Government Electronic Network (GovNet)-Pilot, the project is part of Mozambique's national Information and Communications Technology Policy Implementation Strategy, which aims to improve public services and increase transparency in the public sector. The pilot has established a common communications platform for the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Technology, among others, giving them a unified e-mail system, intranet, and document management system, as well as cost-effective shared access to the Internet. The network is now being used by over 500 government employees via nearly 400 work stations.
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