The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Emma Theofelus, has called for strategic investments in digital transformation by local authorities.

The Internet is rapidly changing the face of public service and making daily life easier.

Since Artificial Intelligence and other technologies have been evolving with the internet ecosystem, it has become important to assess how people engage with them.

Cabinet has directed that investigations be extended to the source of dried sedimentation and that no further sales of the product should be made.

This follows the deaths of 16 people who died of suspected food poisoning at Kayova village in the Kavango East Region.

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, says Namibia presents a favourable environment for the development of a digital skills industry by harnessing untapped digital potential within the country.

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has called on young people to make use of technology and advance business opportunities around it.

Theofelus made this call at the opening of the Omaheke Youth Camp and Exhibition 2023 at Gobabis.

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology and the Impact Tank Analysis Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on transforming self-sustaining digital programmes.

The MoU will accelerate employment in the digital and technology spaces.

The key to Namibians creating their own jobs and filling the employment gap themselves may lie in digital transformation. 

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus says the country's educational systems must adapt to the world as technology continues to evolve.

The digital divide between urban and rural communities is getting narrower as the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology ensures that the young reap the benefits of the digital world.

As the world moves toward digitalization, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has introduced a Digital Literacy Program.