Zambia to get $100m World Bank support for digital acceleration

The country has already rolled out the statellite broadband service to the majority of its post offices, transforming them into ‘digital transformation centres’.

President Hakainde Hichilema launched the program at a community in the Southern province.

The partners on the project have committed to ensure that digitisation enhances efficiency and transparency in the health-care system.

The minister said the towers' expansion will enable Zambians access government-provided online services.

Artificial Intelligence helps Zambia Revenue Authority increase its revenue collection.

The Chapula Polytechnic, located in the Copperbelt's Lufwanyama District, will take three years to develop.

Felix Mutati, minister of science and technology, announced that the AI strategy will be launched within the next two months.

The country has attracted investments in excess of $54 million in the Information and Communication Technology sector.

Mutati denied that his Movement for Democratic Change had a disagreement with the ruling United Party for National Development, its alliance partner.

The country’s government has applauded the support of the Chinese vendor in meeting its digital transformation ambitions.

A delegation from the Kaspersky this week met with the Ministry of Science and Technology to provide an update on their efforts to combat cyber-crime.

The facility will act as an innovation and collaboration hub for the mining sector and will also offer training and capacity-building programmes.