The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Bill, will put in motion the strategic plan to develop telecommunications and Internet infrastructure, and enhance capacity to produce local software and hardware, The five-year ICT plan, scheduled to start this year, aims to address issues such as cyber-security; ICT utilisation and infrastructure development; e-business and e-government; and ICT investment and partnerships.
The bill will help transform Zimbabwe into a knowledge society. The plan will get finances through private-public partnerships.

Apple Company, the maker of iPod, iPad, and Mac has pushed past Microsoft to become the world’s biggest technology company in May 2010. Apple Company is worth about $222 billion compared to Microsoft’s 218 billion. link

Botswana has recently launched Botswana Innovation Hum (BIH) that will make Botswana to be the leading African destination for innovative businesses. The mission of BIH is to provide an attractive location for technology-driven and knowledge-intensive businesses to develop, and to compete in the global market. Contact the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Private Bag 00414 , Gaborone, Botswana. Link

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is drafting a “green” ICT policy document, which will promote the concept and act as a roadmap to sustain present green ICT initiatives. It will also devise and implement strategies in for green ICT and e-waste management. Probably Mauritius may be the first Africa country to launch such climate saving program. Link

A scientist with a computer chip implanted in his wrist has deliberately infected himself with a computer virus. Read more about this news at Link