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Mugabe opens Murombedzi community information centre
12 Jul 2014 at 08:29hrs | Views
Zimbabwe expects all 52 information centres countrywide to open soon to extend the education and information horizons of the entire citizenry.
Officially opening the first information centre at Murombedzi in Zvimba District on Friday, President Robert Mugabe said access to information will enable Zimbabweans to share information and decision makers' to link macro-economic policy-making to grassroots initiatives.
"ICTs can avail information relevant for agricultural production, processing, marketing, transport and food storage, education, healthcare, disease control as well as environmental management," said President Mugabe.
The President said the overall aim of the establishment of the community information centres is to achieve equity of access to information, thereby bridge the digital divide between urban and rural communities.
"One major problem facing rural communities in Zimbabwe, and Africa in general, is the limited access to relevant and current information about health, education, economy, transport, agriculture and market access. Without information, the rural communities are hampered from fully participating in national development," he added
Mugabe also urged Zimbabweans to be wary of cyber-threats and content that collectively seeks to destabilise the country.
President Mugabe said the establishment of community information centres resonates well with the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIM ASSET) which treats communication in general, and ICTs in particular, as one of the pillars for economic growth.
The community information centres are a result of the partnership between the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services and Zimpost to ensure equitable access to information.
Officially opening the first information centre at Murombedzi in Zvimba District on Friday, President Robert Mugabe said access to information will enable Zimbabweans to share information and decision makers' to link macro-economic policy-making to grassroots initiatives.
"ICTs can avail information relevant for agricultural production, processing, marketing, transport and food storage, education, healthcare, disease control as well as environmental management," said President Mugabe.
The President said the overall aim of the establishment of the community information centres is to achieve equity of access to information, thereby bridge the digital divide between urban and rural communities.
Mugabe also urged Zimbabweans to be wary of cyber-threats and content that collectively seeks to destabilise the country.
President Mugabe said the establishment of community information centres resonates well with the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIM ASSET) which treats communication in general, and ICTs in particular, as one of the pillars for economic growth.
The community information centres are a result of the partnership between the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services and Zimpost to ensure equitable access to information.
Source - zbc
