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Institute for eGovernment

The Office of the President and Cabinet yesterday launched the Presidential National e-learning project and handed over 160 laptops to pupils and teachers at two schools in Matabeleland South.

So far, 60 schools have benefited countrywide from the new project, which is meant to facilitate the implementation of the national mordenisation agenda.

Read more: ZW: Sibanda Launches E-Learning

Zimbabwe Academic Research Network (ZARnet) internet providers will partner South African ICT giants, Gondwana Communications to create e-government technology in the country. ZARnet chief executive officer, Mr Cliff Mupangavanhu, said his organisation together with Gondwana Communications which owns Africom in Zimbabwe are in the process of setting connectivity at Chipinge Government Complex where a pilot study will be launched soon.

He said the idea of e-government would see various Government departments benefiting from connectivity and once the pilot study succeeded a national data base would be created.

Read more: ZW: ZARnet partner Gondwana Communications to set up e-govt

The Zimbabwe Investment Authority is working on an online investor registration and approval system to further streamline and expedite the process of approving projects. Chief executive Mr Richard Mbaiwa said in an interview that ZIA was one of the flagship institutions identified under an e-Government project.

He said the Office of President and Cabinet was coordinating the project.

Mr Mbaiwa said the online registration would enable prospective investors to apply and get their proposed investment approved instantly online.

Read more: Zimbabwe Investment Authority Setting E-Platform

The inaugural Zimbabwe Public Sector ICT Forum which is being hosted by the Ministry of Information Communication Technology Postal and Courier Services and sponsored by Huawei Zimbabwe was officially opened today at the HICC.

Speaking in the keynote address the guest of honour Vice President Joyce Mujuru commended the role ICT is meant to play in the country’s turnaround efforts, particularly as one of the pillars identified in the country’s ZIM ASSET economic blueprint.

Read more: Zimbabwe Public Sector ICT Forum officially opened by VP Joyce Mujuru