Chamisa said government had adopted “ZimConnect”, which is a masterplan that seeks to transform the country’s ICT sector and the way of doing business.
Chamisa said government has since completed the $16 million optic fibre link that is set to fasten the flow of information.
The project is expected to be launched in a few weeks following satisfactory successful trial runs.
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According to the Ministry of ICT’s strategic plan 2010 to 2014, the Government has a target to increase national tele-density by 10 percent on an annual basis during the period.
However, indications from statistics released in October by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe reveal that Zimbabwe’s tele-density rate stood at around 54 percent up from 37 percent recorded earlier in the year.
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In addition, the Finance Ministry will ensure results-based budgeting.
The signing at Munhumutapa Building in Hara-re coincided with the launch of the e-Government programme.
The contracts were signed between Chief Se-cretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda and the permanent secretaries.
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Speaking at the inaugural Zimbabwe ICT Achievers Awards 2010 in the capital recently, Mr Chamisa said the development of the e-government platform would now be expedited following the completion of the draft framework.
"The e-government framework (Zimconnect) has been finalised. Government and websites for ministries are up and running, which is a key milestone in the journey to a paperless and information society by 2014. The Government is also working on establishing a trustworthy ICT legislative environment through the development of a specific legal framework, which is seen as a prerequisite for the successful implementation of e-government, encompassing the areas of e-commerce, e-banking, and other online services," he said.
Nelson Chamisa, Minister of Information, Communication and Technology said so far the ministry has managed to link all government ministries’ computers and all government ministries now have websites which are working and have someone updating them regularly.
E-government is the use of technologies to facilitate government operations, information and services.