ICT sector in Zimbabwe
1. The prevailing economic environment has not spared the
ICT sector in Zimbabwe. This is particularly so because the
sector in import driven, the majority of players being distributors
of imported hardware and software solutions from major international
ICT players.
To this end, the industry is very fragmented and driven by
fundamentals that are to a larger extent, beyond the control
of local businesses.
2. Most of the local ICT companies are still a long way from
listing on the local bourse. Like indicated before, a lot
of the industry players are box pushers, with little or no
scope for adding value in their proposition to the market.
In addition, issues like corporate governance still need
close attention in the industry.
Africom has made significant progress in addressing some
the issues highlighted above. Africom has built significant
capacity on the ground through the deployment of its public
data network. Listing is definitely an option to fund the
further expansion of the data network and it is one strategy
that is certainly being considered by the team.
3. Beyond the information in the public domain, we have no
further information on the relocation of Microsoft.
4. Africom is looking to achieve the following in the coming
year:
- Expansion of the network to ensure availability data connectivity
services, particularly in the metropolitan areas of Harare,
Bulawayo and the other major cities.
- Spearheading an educational campaign on ICT. As an industry
and as a nation, we are still to g.html the potential that
ICT has to transform our lives. To this end, Africom, as
a leader in the field, will be embarking on several programs
to enlighten and bring an understanding of ICT and its fundamentals.
This is particularly so with regard ICT policy formulation
and implementation, as well as driving economic renewal
in business. Tourism and education are some of the sectors
that Africom, through ICT, would like to see redefined .
You can attribute the comments to Mr. Paul Chiobvu, Chief
Operating Officer for Africom (Pvt) Ltd
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