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Friday, 8.05.2026
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Permanent secretaries yesterday signed performance contracts in a move aimed at improving service delivery in Government.

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.

Read more: Zimbabwe: Permanent secretaries to be judged on results

The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology is waiting for approval from cabinet for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) framework to effectively roll out e-government in the country, although some progress has been made in developing e-government in the country so far, a Cabinet minister 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.

Read more: Zimbabwe: ICT framework in place — Chamisa

ICT is a powerful tool for improving the quality and efficiency of government services such as education and health.

A senior Zimbabwe Government official said when opening a workshop to develop an e-Government framework and implementation plan for the Government of Zimbabwe recently in Harare.

Chief Secretary to The President and Cabinet, Dr. Misheck Sibanda said, holistically and ultimately, e-Government aims at enhancing access to and delivery of government and other services to benefit the citizens.

Read more: 'e-Govt can improve Zimbabwes service delivery'

Zimbabwe’s tele-density rate, reflecting the use of telecommunication services in the country has risen to around 54 percent showing a significant improvement from 37 percent recorded earlier in the year.

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe released the figures yesterday.

Tele-density rate is one of the critical tools used to measure Information and Communication Technology (ICT) penetration. The Ministry of Information Communication Technology in its 2010 to 2014 strategic plan had set a target to increase national tele-density by 10 percent each year.

Read more: Zimbabwe: ICT penetration rate increases

In the 21st century when the world is becoming increasingly interactive, information and communication technologies are compelled to be fast, reliable, accessible and affordable.

This has spurred the development of the broadband transmission, which has seen so many local and regional Internet Service Providers strategically positioning and competing amongst themselves, to have a share in this technological development.

The term broadband can have a wide range of meanings in different contexts, and it has undergone substantial shifts. According to Wikipedia, the term can mean responding to, or operating on a wide band of frequencies.

Read more: Broadband: Zimbabwe trying to catch up

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