Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT) has enabled the government to closely track non-tax revenue.
Dr. Ng’andu says the millions of dollars invested in the National Data Centre is worthwhile because the system allows government track revenue from toll gates and immigration, among others.
The Minister says the system allows him to know how much to expect from key government institutions which also promotes accountability.
Speaking after touring the Smart Zambia Data Centre at the Ministry of Finance and National Data Centre in Lusaka yesterday, Dr. Ng’andu said removing interventions of the human factor in the management of public finances will increase revenue especially amidst economic challenges caused by the Covid-19.
And Dr. Ng’andu said the system has allowed the government to continue running smoothly despite scaling down on the workforce to curb further spread of Covid-19.
And Smart Zambia National Coordinator Martine Mtonga said the system is currently running at 99.8 percent making payroll systems and all payments by government remotely as the workforce has been scaled down.
He said Zambia and South Africa are the only countries in the SADC region with such facilities that are also able to track digital invasions.
And Infratel Chief Executive Officer Freelance Bwalya said Zambian companies can use Infratel for cloud services with international firms.
And Company Chief Information Officer Zeko Mbumwae noted that international banks operating in Zambia are however still hosting a huge portion of their data at their headquarters abroad because current Zambian laws do not compel them to do so locally.
The cost of IT and related services in Zambia is still very high. The information we have is that only 9 Toll Plazas are on the network while the rest aren’t. This leaves room for abuse. Can you quickly integrate the data at ZRA and RTSA because the disparities are glaring. How come Freightliners have been cleared at a sedan tariff. You must move quickly to plug these financial leakages. Most clearing agents are not honest, but they take advantage of such loopholes
Can we implement this IT infrastructure to track down expenditure at every ministry and parastatal. The places were Zambia actually loses money fraudulently. Why does this minister always talk about monetary collections, but never where the money can be invested to boost the economy. Even $10 million in the right sector can change Zambia’s economy. Plus relax taxes on Zambians, especially SMEs that provide employment to 10 or more Zambians.
Pamaka fye. Ah pf is not playing . This will be the easiest election I have ever won. Pf is doing so well such that it’s making my job boring. I need a challenge but unfortunately the opposition is dead and led by a person with a personality of wet wood . A nd then we have diasporans who cannot even vote and just talk nonsense from thousand of miles away.
Huawei’s $75m Zambian data center readies for launch.
“And Company Chief Information Officer Zeko Mbumwae noted that international banks operating in Zambia are however still hosting a huge portion of their data at their headquarters abroad because current Zambian laws do not compel them to do so locally.”-LT
Parliament sleeping at the wheel, China, now will advise you how to surveillance on your people they be you friend will be your enemys.
“If you lie down with the Devil, you will wake up in hell’ mean? This means that if you become involved with bad company, there will be negative consequences.”
Ask who is the majority working at the National Data Centre.
China is controlling immigration in Zambia now.
Well done PF.
Inflation at double digits , GDP down to under 2% from 7% , debt up $17 billion from less than 1 billion, unemployment unmanageable, foreign reserves down to less than 1.5 billion from 3 billion , Kwacha heading to the chawama pit latrines against dollar …..
And someone says PF is working ????
Stop taking illegal drugs bro …..
KZ you should be analyzing this instead of the typical stereotypical argument driven by ad hominem:
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Huawei are very poor at Customer Service. The Chinese don’t know their guarantees and most of the time the guarantees are weak. They rely on political relations rather than customer relations