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Wednesday, 2.07.2025
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Government has unveiled the National Information Communication strategic plan that will run from 2010 to 2014, and is expected to usher the country into the global information "super highway".

Expectations are also high that the new strategic plan would transform Zimbabwe into a knowledge society and contribute significantly to the growth and development of the national economy.

Read more: Zimbabwe: National ICT strategic plan launched

The Cabinet announced today the approval of the new ICT strategy plan for Zimbabwe, expected to be launched at the end of next month, according to Zim government’s publication The Herald.

ICT Minister, Nelson Chamisa, commented that the approved plan would be formally presented to the country’s main political parties figures President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara before being unveiled to the public.

Read more: Zimbabwe’s government approves national ICT plan

Government has intensified efforts to market the concept of e-Government to the people as it moves to bring its services to people through the use of information communication technologies.

e-Government is the use of ICTs to enhance access to and delivery of services to citizens, business partners and workers.

Read more: Zimbabwe intensifies efforts to market e-Govt

Cabinet has approved the newly-crafted national information communication technology strategy plan and the ICT blueprint is expected be launched at the end of next month.

Information Communication Technology Minister Nelson Chamisa said the plan would be formally presented to principals of the country's main political parties -- President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara before it is unveiled to the public.

"The plan has been approved by Cabinet and will run from now to 2015. It is either going to be launched at the end of this month or February when the principals are back," said Minister Chamisa.

Read more: Zimbabwe: Cabinet Approves National ICT Strategy Plan, Blueprint

Government pulls plug on Zim's IT sector as it indefinitely postpones launch of ICT policy

The Zimbabwe government unexpectedly pulled the plug on the country’s local information and communication technology (ICT) last Thursday, when it postponed indefinitely the official launch of the national ICT policy.

Slated for Thursday last week, to coincide with the opening of the three-day IT Africa exhibition that ended on Saturday, the national ICT policy was expected to be officially launched by President Robert Mugabe in Harare.

Read more: Zimbabwe government backtracks on ICT policy

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