ICTs could help achieve MDGs - Swartz

Officially opening the 6th Information Technologies Africa 2011 Africa Conference and Exhibition at GICC yesterday, the Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Johnnie Swartz, said development of the ICT sector is of outmost importance and could facilitate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Swartz said considering the enormous developmental challenges the continent is faced with, the interaction could help Africa unlock the vastness of the universe and empower its citizens to have a great future. He added that the areas of discussion and exhibition are useful, given Botswana's e-government path and the topics of e-health and health information, e-infrastructure, technology-enhanced learning and ICT skills, digital libraries and intelligent content. It will also feature transformation of research results into local innovation.