Slow ICT policy rollout hampers sector progress
Friday, July 25, 2014
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee Odirile Motlhale told journalists that his committee has found that the implementation of the policy is still beset by challenges such as the challenge of universal and equitable access to ICT services by Batswana.
“There is extremely low access to innovative opportunities among Botswana’s unemployed largely youthful population. There is limited research capacity as evidenced by extremely low citation of what could be the challenges or rolling out ICT’s following government approval of the policy,” he said.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....