The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has urged content creators to continue branding Namibia, promising to provide space for such creators to thrive in such a task.
She made these remarks during the MTC's second Branding and Marketing Indaba.
Members of Parliament made contributions to the N$682 million allocation to the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.
They mostly raise issues on cybersecurity, network accessibility and state media.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has reiterated the importance of ethical and responsible social media use.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said his office and that of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, under the direction of the President, have begun preliminary assessments of the ownership of government data and digital infrastructure.
Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Emma Theofelus has launched the ministry's 5-year ministerial strategic plan and national ICT policy.
Theofelus also conducted the 26th High-Level ICT Stakeholders Engagement and Cybersecurity Programme at Opuwo in the Kunene Region.
Namibia has pledged to ratify the newly signed United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime and incorporate its provisions into national law.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus has called on Outjo residents to take advantage of the tourism activities in the town, including setting up virtual tours. Theofelus was speaking at the opening of the Outjo Tourism and Trade Expo.
As Namibia was preparing for its 35th Independence celebration last Friday, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in the Erongo Region was ensuring that all citizens feel included in the nation's progress.
In light of Namibia's recent decline to second place in Africa for press freedom and the upcoming elections, the Ministry of Information, Communications, and Technology has taken action by signing the gazetting of the Access to Information Regulations for publication in the government gazette.
