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– When it comes to technology, Zambia is a long way from Silicon Valley. But that's about to change. Chinese tech company Huawei has just delivered a slew of "smart boards" to the country's Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, ZDNet reports. The boards, which include WiFi-enabled tablets, are intended to improve decision-making and cut down on official travel. "The goal of using information and communications technology to improve decision-making is being driven by the government," ministry permanent secretary Maambo Hamaundu says. "The technology will be essential to Zambia's digital transformation process." Huawei and the Zambian government have worked together on other projects in the past, including building "smart villages," where residents will have access to electricity and the internet, ZDNet notes.In order to hasten Zambia’s digital transformation, Uawei has reaffirmed its commitment to growing its collaborations with the government. Officials from the Chinese global technology business offered the assurance during a just-concluded handover of equipment, mostly smart boards, to the Zambian government. The recipient is the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
The equipment was given to the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Maambo Hamaundu. “The goal of using information and communications technology to improve decision-making is being driven by the government,” he stated. “The technology will be essential to Zambia’s digital transformation process,” Bette Chen, MD of Huawei Zambia, continued. She claimed that the equipment would improve service delivery and serve as a model for other schools looking to innovate.
The device, which has wifi sharing and video conferencing features, is intended to improve communication and cut down on official travel. In the past, Huawei and the Zambian government have collaborated on a number of projects. They inked a Memorandum of Understanding in July of this year, which calls for the former to build 100 smart villages around the nation. T he Namwala district of the Southern Province has created its first village. More than 5,000 new employment are expected to be created by the smart village initiative, which will give 100 settlements access to electricity and the internet. About 400,000 villagers will gain from this.
