Africa-Asia Workshop Malawi Country Presentation

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Africa-Asia WorkshopMalawi Country Presentation
By Olive Chikankheni Francis Bisika
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Basic Information

• Population 12,800,000
• Population density 82 per sq km
• Teledensity of 3.72 for the cities and 0.25 for
  the rural areas(total 0.39)
• Literarcy rate of 58
• Average per capita income 170
• 40 of GDP 80 of Export is Agriculture
• Currency Malawi Kwacha approx. 1US 76MK

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Environment for e-Government

• A good national information and communication
  infrastructure is conducive to e-government. At
  present Malawi has-
• A growing ICT literacy rate
• One PSTN Operator
• Two reliable GSM Operators, 42,500 subscribers
• Nine operational ISPs, total users 4,800
• A Regulatory Telecommunications Authority (Macra)

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e-Business in Malawi

• Level of e-business would also determine due
  level of e-Government.
• At present the e-Business available is largely
  remote banking facility which allows an account
  holder to check balance and transfer funds
  between accounts within the commercial banks. The
  other form of e-Business is the electronic wallet
  provided by the New Building Society through
  Malswitch.

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e-Government

• There are a number of e-Services and e-Processes
  within the government of Malawi
• e-Mail
• Internet
• Data Transfer
• Web Paging (www.malawi.gov.mw)
• Financial Management (Accountability
  Transparency)

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e-Government contd.

• There are a number of potential e-Services and
  e-Processes
• On line recruitment
• On line immigration management
• On line voting
• On line health services
• On line education and training
• On line tax management

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e-Government an impetus to Private Sector

• Despite relatively minimal e-services and
  e-processes within the government of Malawi, the
  current e-Services and e-Processes are creating
  an impetus to the private sector.
• Provision of e-government solutions (internet..)
• Increase in sales of other commodities

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Challlenges..

• Presently there are several challenges that are
  being addressed
• Inadequate ICT expertise
• Absence of ICT Policy
• High cost of Internet
• Absence of national ICT strategic plan

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Action plan

• A Malawi National ICT committee has been put in
  place to develop a National ICT Policy and plan.
• More ISP and Cellular Operation Licences are
  being issued by Government through Macra.
• More ICT related courses being introduced and
  offered at all levels of education.

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Thank you for your attention