The Revolutionary
Government of Zanzibar has received a 25bn/- dividend from Zanzibar's
main telephone services provider (Zantel), as the application of the
National ICT Backbone in the...
The Managing
Director of the Zanzibar Communications Backbone, Engineer Shukuru
Awadhi Suleiman, said here that the dividend from Zantel covered the
period between 2013 and 2014, further explaining that the government was
happy with increased use of ICT in providing services to the public.
He reported that
since the Zanzibar President, Dr Mohamed Shein, called for increased use
of ICT in serving the public in 2011, virtually all government offices
had been connected to the National ICT Backbone and sequel to that,
provision of public services have been modernised, efficiency has
increased, government revenue has gone up and collection modernized.
Eng Suleiman said Zanzibar Revenue Board (ZRB) now provides online services, cutting down costs and increasing efficiency.
Some 24 health centres scattered in Pemba and Unguja, he said, were using e-services.
For example, he
said, patients getting radiology services in their district centres no
longer travel to the Mnazi Mmoja Main Hospital in Zanzibar town because
results are sent back to their home districts online.
He also said the Isles Office of Administrator General issues birth certificates on line.
"Applicants furnish
districts with the needed details. The information is sent online to
the headquarters for verification, saving time and cutting down costs,"
he said.
Engineer Suleiman added that the same applied to services offered in the education sector.
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