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  • BW: Public Service Day Accentuates Innovation

    The Public Service Day (PSD) has become part of a pledge to attain excellence in service delivery.

    Speaking during the PSD commemoration in Gaborone on Thursday, July 9, the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Mr Eric Molale said the day accorded public officers an opportunity to reflect on their past experiences on delivering to the nation.

    Mr Molale said the overarching theme: Innovating Public Service Delivery to implement the 2016 Post Development Agenda, was work in progress as last year's theme also focused on innovation.

  • BW: Service delivery still lagging behind

    Two years after President Ian Khama announced the fifth D (Delivery) on his blueprint, efforts to improve service delivery have not yet reached desired levels though indicators on the ground are that both private sector and government institutions are proactively heightening service delivery.

    The Business Diary sought opinions from both public and private sector authorities on the achievements made this far to scale up service delivery nationwide.

    Speaking specifically of the public service, Dr. Jeff Ramsay, head of Botswana Government Communication and Information Systems (BGCIS) said persistent toiling to improved service delivery, is the only solution.

  • BW: State of the Nation: Khama explains E-Government initiatives

    The President of the Republic of Botswana, President Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, gave his State of the Nation Address and a lot of practitioners in the ICT sector waited for their share of information on the state of affairs in the ICT sector. According to the President, the government had surpassed its expectations in providing modern technologies in many ways than one.

    Khama explained that “since 2008 there has been an explosion in the use of ICT by Batswana, with domestic internet subscriptions, mostly on mobile devices, rising from just over 250 thousand at the end of 2011 to nearly 1 million by August 2013, meaning that at least half of our citizens are now active online. Given this transformation Government recognises the need to accelerate the rollout of e-Government through expanded online services.”

  • BW: Yes P42m was transferred to DIS - Molefhi

    Over P42 million budgeted for the e-Government project was last year transferred to the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Parliament heard yesterday.

    The Minister of Transport and Communication (MTC) Nonofho Molefhi confirmed that a total of P42, 515, 330 was transferred to the DIS by a Letter of Authority, with P30 million transferred on April 20, 2012, and the rest on October 17, 2012.

  • Connecting cell phones with medicine in Botswana

    When a nurse at a clinic in rural Botswana sees an HIV patient with a worrisome skin condition, she snaps a photo with her mobile phone and emails it to a dermatologist for a second opinion. That specialist, Carrie Kovarik, is about 5,000 miles away, in her office at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Using what is known as mobile phone medicine, or telemedicine, clinicians across Botswana are consulting with medical specialists at Penn to get diagnoses and treatments for patients in rural areas quickly and easily.

  • How ICT can empower youth and disabled in Botswana

    The Ministry of Transport and Communications recently held an ICT Pitso at GICC. Mmegi correspondent LERATO MALEKE highlights recommendations of the conference on how youth, women and people living with disability can be empowered through ICT applications and service.

    The ministry has assisted various institutions for people living with disabilities with ICT equipment, applications and services. There is a need for the ICT sector to take into account the needs of the people living with disabilities in the development of ICT programmes, applications and services.

  • India in e-health with Botswana

    A new sophisticated e-health machine from India has been installed at Nyangagwe Hospital in Francistown, says Botswana’s High Commissioner to India, Mrs Dorcas Kgosietsile.

    She said the machine, which is yet to be operational, would enable Indian doctors to consult and diagnose patients in Botswana without having to travel.

    She said a patient would be connected to the machine and a doctor in India would diagnose the patient and recommend prescriptions, noting that the machine is already used in Ethiopia.

  • Mobile telemedicine comes to Botswana

    The Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a two-week mobile telemedicine pilot programme with Mzansi Lifecare Group to provide Nyagabgwe Referral Hospital with effective and quality healthcare services.

    The Mobile Telemedicine Unit (MTU) based at the Francistown hospital will use information technology to eliminate distance barriers and bring medical services that are unavailable in rural communities to their doorstep. The unit has state of the art clinical devices that provide the same services as a stationary clinic. The equipment is tailor-made for the client's needs and will be manned by radiographers who will communicate the condition of patients with specialists at district and referral hospitals. The telemedicine units can be fitted with devices for mammography, surgical treatment, sonar and radiology to mention but a few. Dr Memory Muturiki, the chief executive officer of Mzansi Lifecare Group says the implementation of the project shows the commitment of the MoH and her company to bring the latest universal solutions to all Batswana regardless of their economic standing. Muturiki said the mobile unit is meant to bring tangible results in the healthcare sector of Botswana, particularly in rural areas where there is a high shortage of skilled personnel. "As a company, we share a common interest with African governments to decrease the mortality rate of their nations. We are a patient-centered company. We strive for clinical excellence and we value human dignity in our dealings with patients," she said.

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