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Monday, 1.07.2024
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President Yahya Jammeh on Sunday warned that any development that did not put particular emphasis on its benefits for the rural people would not get the full blessing of his government.

This was disclosed on his behalf by Mrs Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Secretary of State for Communication, Information and Technology, at the inauguration ceremony of the new head office of the Quantum Associates on Gacem Road at the Kanifing Industrial Estate.

Read more: Gambia: Rural people must benefit from ICT

The Department of State for Communication, Information and Technology (DoCIT) yesterday received an advanced e-mail server in support of E-Government of The Gambia from the Government of Taiwan.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at premises of DoCIT, Mr Patrick Chang, the Taiwanese Ambassador to The Gambia, said: “The e-mail server is a state of the art product of Taiwan; with its 110 gigabyte storage and built-in Virtue Private Network (VPN) and Firewall, it can provide e-mail services for 1000 governments employees with 100 megabytes storage of each account by using .gov. gm.

Read more: Gambia: E-Gov’t gets Taiwan boost

The government of The Gambia under the auspicious of DOSCIT has recently launched the E-Government project at the GRTS Building Complex, presided over by the Vice President Isatou Njie Saidy.

The objective of the E-Government project among other things include delivering first class public services, increasing citizen's participation, and streamlining public services.

Read more: Gambia: Vice President Launches E-Government Project

The Gambia Government is committed to improving access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and promoting their use to stimulate economic growth, equality and poverty reduction.

The Department of State for Communication, Information and Technology (DOSCIT) is also committed to creating the necessary enabling environment. This would enable government and the public utilise the opportunities offered by ICTs and their applications to service delivery, operational efficiency and improvement of people's lives.

Read more: Gambia: Government to Improve Access to ICTs

President Yahya Jammeh, on Tuesday, launched the Electronic government (E-government), a system facilitated through the use of information, communication and technology (ICT), initiated by the department of state for Communication Information and Technology (DOSCIT).

Read more: Gambia: President launches e-government project

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