Minister explains ICT bottlenecks and solutions

This is due to a number of factors like affordability and high tariffs, ICT illiteracy, lack of local content and sector inefficiencies.Speaking in Parliament this week, the minister said that government is committed to addressing bottlenecks in the sector through policy intervention and converged regulation. He said the government will create an enabling environment for the telecommunications/ICT sector to align with international best practices to position Botswana as a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation, so as to attract foreign investment.

The minister said that Botswana has done very well in infrastructure development and has a relatively good telecommunications network based on fibre and microwave technology. He explained that the core network, which is composed of fibre optic and microwave backhaul links extends to all cities, towns and major villages.