Government says it is in the process of reviewing the National Information and Communication Technology Policy of 2006 to make it respond to global modern trends.
Ministry of Transport, Communications, Works and Supply Permanent Secretary (PS) Charles Sipanje says government recognizes the role of ICT in the social and economic development of the nation.
Mr. Sipanje says government’s vision is to make Zambia a prosperous ICT-driven society.
The PS said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Ministry’s Assistant Director Milner Makuni, during the Southern Africa 2015 ICT Summit dubbed, “Harnessing the power of ICT” organised by Cyber Africa Security.
He said government is determined to improve the livelihoods of the Zambian people by ensuring the availability of accessible, efficient, reliable and affordable ICT services by putting in measures through the national policy.
On curbing cybercrimes, the Permanent Secretary disclosed that government has constituted a Computer Incident Team which is working closely with the Forensic Department of the Zambia Police Service in the key sectors of the economy among them banking sector.
Mr. Sipanje challenged those in the ICT industry to sensitize the people on cybercrime as the vice had no physical boundaries.
And speaking earlier, Security and Web Fraud Expert Kevin Mckerr expressed concern over the rampant hacking of ICT systems in the banking sector.
Mr. McKerr said Zambia has not been spared from this vice as some customers, have had their personal data allegedly tampered with including their monies kept in financial institutions.
The Summit has attracted ICT experts from Africa.
I am a Zambian born and bred who’s birthrights have been denied by refusing to give me a dual citizenship.
Your birthright is Zambian? Why should having dual citizenship be your desire then? Go back to Zambia, stop being an ex-Zambian and re-embrace what you claim to be you birthright country and stop this dual citizenship nonsense. Stop the conflicts you are webbing yourself in. No one is denying being Zambian, your birthright country, you are denying yourself by clinging onto dual citizenship and making yourself a citizen of Zambia and another country, sucker.
@ex Zambian
If you are a Zambian as you claim, why do you need to be a citizen of another country while clinging on to being Zambian?
Make up your mind, it’s either your are Zambian or be a citizen of another country.
I hope PF conclude that ICT has no role in Zambia and that we should revert to drums and smoke signals for communicating. PF hate technology. Anything they cannot control, they persecute and abolish. They are such Pathetic Fascists.