Parliament launches Botswana Speaks website

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The Parliament of Botswana will today launch the Botswana Speaks website, a pilot participatory initiative that will allow the public to interact with their elected representatives online and via Short Messasing System (sms).

 
The pilot project will be launched at a Public Lecture on Botswana Speaks at the University of Botswana (UB) Library Auditorium.  The pilot phase of the project will run from today until December. 

It will be piloted in the four constituencies of South East South, Nata/Gweta, Maun West and Boteti North.  Speaking at a press conference on Monday ahead of the launch South East South MP, who also chairs the Parliamentary Committee on Works, Transport and ICT, Odirile Motlhale said some of the objectives of the project are to get citizens better connected with their representatives and to give citizens opportunities to get involved with the national decision-making process.

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