MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE OCCASION OF THE SADC ICT MINISTERS MEETING
8TH NOVEMBER 2012
BALACLAVA, MAURITIUS
Held under the theme, Moving SADC Towards the Broadband Ecosystem, the
Meeting of SADC Ministers Responsible for Communications and ICT was
convened at La Plantation Resort & Spa, Balaclava, Mauritius on 8 November
2012, kindly hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication
Technology (MICT), of Mauritius. The Meeting which was officially opened by
Honourable Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, Minister of Information and
Communication Technology (MICT) of the Republic of Mauritius, was attended
by Honourable Ministers from SADC Member States. The Meeting viewed an
address via video playback by Mr. Brahima Sanou, the Director BDT of the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in which he commended the
SADC Region for the developments in the SADC ICT Sector and confirmed his
commitment to support the ICT for development for the Region.
In his remarks delivered on behalf of the SADC Executive Secretary, the
Director of Infrastructure and Services, Mr Remigious Makumbe, emphasised
that the development of the ICT sector was central to Regional Integration and
that efficient and cost effective ICT services can respond to modern business
demands based on the commitment to universal service provision and the
need to bridge the digital divide. He commended the partnership and the work
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