Seychelles is the latest COMESA member country to receive financial and technical assistance from the organisation in setting up a national ICT committee.
The National Information and Communication Technology Consultative Committee will provide the government with policy direction and advice on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development in the country.
The committee was launched following a half-day workshop on the terms of reference of the Regional Information and Communication Technologies Support Programme (RICTSP), chaired by Comesa's ICT coordinator Mercedes Marin Nortes.
The committee brings together the most knowledgeable and influential stakeholders in ICT matters from the country’s public and private sectors.
The minister responsible for technology, Jacquelin Dugasse says the Committee, “will act as a forum for the discussion of ideas which will lead to more effective use of ICT across the country and also resolve any issues that are identified as impeding ICT development.”
Critics have in the past questioned the government’s commitment in placing access to ICT at the centre of the country’s development agenda.
Earlier this month in his response to the 2007 budget speech, the leader of the opposition, Wavel Ramkalawan say “Seychelles should not only remain abreast of developments in ICT but also be part of the innovative process in order to optimize its full potential.”
No reports of the committee’s works have been made public yet.
2 comments:
How much independence and credibility the work of this committee will generate is a $64m question. We know the government's track record with organisation such as the Chamber of Commerce. So what difference this one is going to make? My guess is as good as yours.
I see that you have done a bit of work on this blog for some time now. Perhaps now it is a good time for you to explain to your readers what positive contributions you have brought to the developement of ICT in Seychelles other than doing cheap and petty politics....
Don't get me wrong but it is indeed this what you are doing. Something like ICT development is such a huge project in itself and like we all know it costs a lot of money,and it takes a long time to achieve. Perhaps it is time for you Mr. Chetty to give a hand to make this happen rather than just criticise. Besides, as a Honourable Member of the National Assembly this would be of good ethics on your part don't you think so?
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