State Information Ministry Outlines Mandate The Eastern Equatoria State Information Broadcasting, Telecommunication and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has presented its Policy Statement for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 to the State Parliament for deliberations and subsequent approval. 01 October 2013
*By Peter Lokale Nakimangole * *TORIT, 01 October 2013 [Gurtong] – *The Minister Clement Laku Chichim who preceded a presentation of policy statement of the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development by the Minister, Lorika Stella Brenda, disclosed that his Ministry raises awareness and empowers civil population to prevent the EES from drifting into a vicious cycle of cattle marauding and other tribal conflicts that may slow a pace of socio-economic development within the state. “Reference to the resolution No.43¬/2013 date 23rd September 2013 of the extraordinary sitting No. 08/2013 of the Hon Council of Ministers of the policy statement of the Information Broadcasting, Telecommunication and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry for Fiscal Year 2013/2014, I would like to Present this policy statement to the Honorable August house for deliberation and hopefully pass it for implementation,” stated the Minister. Mandate According to him, the Ministry’s mandate is to disseminate and promote accurate and effective modern information technology and promote multi-party democracy base on respect of cultural and ethnic diversity, socio- economic, political pluralism and equal opportunity for all. Vision Hon. Chichim believes his Ministry’s vision wants to ensure a State (Eastern Equatoria) where credible and advance information communication technology is accessible to all citizens and that, principle of democracy and political powers are freely and fairly practice by the government. Mission To ensure accessibility of modern information technologies to all citizens, to coordinate and ease the work of the legislature, promote peace socio economic development and the principles of good governance in the state. Goals Develop, disseminate and promote accessibility of modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) to create awareness on socio-economic, cultural and political development in the state. Develop and promote democratic principles and good governance and ensure that they are fully understood and uphold by the institutions and the masses. After presentation, the Assembly Speaker invited the Broadcasting, Telecommunication and Parliamentary Affairs to receive the document and the committee, as provided in the Parliament’s Conduct of Business Regulations, is expected to thoroughly study and then report back, after 45 days and depending on degree of work. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Media News<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/129/Media-News.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo2LJKO_3u20fxGQh36c6UET%2BXF3mTnvqX29FUy_H2eyQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
