African ministers meet to promote e-governance
The third African Ministers e-Governance Forum opened on Wednesday in Kigali focussing on using ICT to enhance transparency and efficiency in pubic institutions.
The forum brings together ministers charged with science and technology from seven countries — Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Malawi, Botswana, Sierra Leone and Rwanda. Officiating at the opening of the forum, Rwanda Prime Minister Bernard Makuza urged participants to come up with mechanisms to address the existing skills gap in Africa.