Officially opening the e-tech Africa conference and Exhibition today the premier said ICT should at the forefront of spearheading other developments.
“In fact the argument in our economic development policy is can we grow all the sectors at one time? The answer is No. Can we identify a sector that is going to spearhead economic development? Yes we can. I think that in identifying ICT to be at the forefront of spearheading other developments we will be developing the rest of the economy,” Tsvangirai said.
Tsvangirai said government has adopted a policy that makes ICT a central hub.
“As government we have adopted a policy to make ICT a central hub to connect the Medium Term Plan, the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) and other programmes that bring social change to the people of Zimbabwe.”
The premier said ICT is supposed to play a role in societal transformation adding that the “exhibition is highlight to the importance of developing a conscious ICT policy.”
Dozens of ICT based companies including Telecel, Powertel, Potraz Zimbabwe, and Zarnet exhibited at the conference.
The Information Communication Technology Minister Nelson Chamisa said there is need to reduce the cost of ICT services.
“We are not where we want to be in terms of the cost and the price and the quality of service. These are issues that are always under construction,” Chamisa said.
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said he was impressed by the quality of the exhibits that were exhibited.
“I am so impressed by what l have seen here the level of sophistication and the quality of exhibits is very outstanding so l must congratulate you for a wonderful display of ICT,” Mutambara said.
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