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Minister of Information and Communications Addresses COMESA Conference on Information Technology
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Mar 26, 2008 - 7:12:25 AM
Minister of Information and Communications Addresses COMESA Conference on Information Technology
Khartoum, March 25 (SUNA) - The Minister of Information and Communications, Al-Zahawi Ibraim Malik, has stressed importance of information technology as a key factor for realization of sustainable development. This came in his statement at the inaugural session of the 4th Meeting of the Technical Committee on Information Technology for the Countries of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), held Tuesday at the premises of the National Telecommunications Corporation (NTC). The Minister urged the use of Information Technology for the realization and facilitation of development, referring to the steps taken by the member states with regard to the awareness with the IT legislations. Al-Zahawi expressed his satisfaction with the agenda of the meeting, hoping that the conference would come out with constructive recommendations and applicable proposals for the benefit of the region. The meeting was also addressed by the Director of the National Telecommunications Corporation, Abbass Arabi, who lauded the wide participation in the conference, pointing out to the efforts being done by COMESA since its 1st technical meeting on IT with regard to the preparation of IT programmes such as the electronic government, distance education, programming industries, etc. He also thanked the Secretariat of COMESA for holding the 4th Technical Meeting of Information Technology in Sudan and thanked the Minister of Information and Communications for honoring the Conference. Meanwhile, Director of Information and Networking at the COMESA's Secretariat, Sherin Shoukry, highlighted the objectives of his COMESA's Information Technology Committee in linking the departments of COMESA via network. He also praised the efforts being exerted by Sudan National Telecommunications Corporation in developing the telecommunication sector and welcomed the partnership between the Private and Public Sectors. He explained that the 4th meeting of the Technical Committee on Information Technology in COMESA region is a starting point for an integrated IT work in the region, revealing that among the top issues to be discussed is to launch a satellite for the COMESA region. MF/ BT
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