By Own Correspondent- Government is enacting policies to facilitate the development of an enabling environment for internet connectivity to curb the effects of future natural disasters such as the one induced by Cyclone Idai in the eastern and southern parts of the country, a senior government official has revealed.

Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Minister Kazembe Kazembe said this while addressing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday.

Minister Kazembe said Zimbabwe cannot run away from its role in the creation of an enabling environment for ICTs.

He said:

“Even in this dire situation, dear WSIS participants, we cannot run away from the role of Government in creating an enabling environment.

“For Zimbabwe, this is not the time to make small plans or to come up with stopgap policies. This is the opportunity to put up state-of-the-art infrastructure. To use these devastated areas as the springboard for development of the whole country.”-StateMedia