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ZAMBIA: RURAL ICT DEVELOPMENT A MUST

  1. Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2011 - 17:27
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    The Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority has demanded better Information Communication and Technology-ICT- service delivery in the country’s rural areas.
    ZICTA has observed that without ICT’s, the country may not move with the times in meeting the development targets for the people.
    ZICTA Acting Director General Susan Mulikita has stated that the Zambian ICT regulatory firm will do everything possible to stimulate growth of ICT’s in rural locations as that has social economic benefits for services like health and education.
    Mulikita was speaking in the Zambian capital Lusaka during the 2011 World Telecommunications Day celebrations in line with the global theme ““Better Life in Rural Communities with ICT’s.”
    AND In a message marking World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, UnitedNations secretary General Ban ki moon has urged policy-makers around the globe to do more to ensure that rural communities are able to take advantage of the latest technologies and not gall victim to the “digital divide” that can separate rich and poor.
    “As we bridge the digital divide, we narrow the chasm that separates those with and without access to information and knowledge, thereby broadening opportunities for a better life,” the Secretary-General said.
    “It means less poverty and hunger, and more environmental sustainability. And it translates into greater equality and empowerment for women and the underprivileged.”
    He said broadband telecommunications can make it possible for critical content to reach even the remotest rural areas, facilitating trade and commerce, opening up access to health care and education, and bringing together people from different cultures and backgrounds.
    ZAMBIA: RURAL ICT DEVELOPMENT A MUST

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