Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Villie Lombanya says the Information Communication Technology ( ITC ) is an ideal platform for development.
Mr Lombanya said it was for this reason that ITC experts should utilize their expertise to set up a provincial website that will capture development information and make it available to the public.
“A lot of development information has been generated in the province that needs to be shared with the public but it has been stored in hard copies, “ he said.
ZANIS reports the Permanent Secretary who was speaking at the provincial development coordinating committee meeting (PDCC) held at Hotel Edinburgh in Kitwe today.
He said the disadvantage of keeping information in hard copy was that is not readily available to the general public.
He stated that it was important that the public have access to information on various developmental projects in the province because it would also enable them access public documents such as development plans.
‘I am therefore calling upon experts to help us set up a website that will capture and make this information available, to those who would like to see the 2012 budget.
Mr. Lombanya also said the development landscape on the Copperbelt was tremendously changing following the current road rehabilitation activities being done throughout the province by the Rural Roads Unit, the Road Development Agency and the Japanese International Development Agency (JICA).
He said Agriculture was another area where the province had performed well and contributed greatly to the national bumper harvest.
He noted that improved investment to this sector particularly in infrastructure, irrigation and crop diversification has significantly reduced poverty levels and sustained increased production.
He said as the province continues to record bumper harvests it should also embrace construction of storage shades and in this respect 43 more shades will be constructed across the province.
Mr Lombanya said the Copperbelt province will continue to make progress in improving the lives of the people and will implement projects aimed at improving water and sanitation while youth skills training and resources centers are to be constructed in all districts to give the necessary skills to the youths and make them self reliant.
He however said that measures such as enforcement of multi level performance audits are cardinal in this development process which require checks and make improvements.
And Kitwe district commissioner Macdonald Mtine said that the Kitwe district has matured politically as there has not been any political bickering among political players.
Mr Mtine however urged law enforcement agencies to ensure that political parties organizing political rallies do not allow the sale of beer at their meetings to avoid violence.
He said what happened last week when the Patriotic Front held its rally at Freedom Park was an example of what beer can do if left un controlled.
PF cadres last week during their campaigns were seen drinking at the public rally and later started harassing motorists who were passing on president avenue.
ZANIS
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