Angola stands in the 127th position in the ranking of the United Nations electronic governance ranking, after having risen 31 places from the year 2005. Angola stands 15th from among African countries and seventh in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), making an effort to rank among the first 10 of the continent and first five of the regional organisation.
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In developing nations, mobilising SME viability has attained significant positions among many strategies of economic development.
The Action Plan of the Angolan Society of Information (PASI), approved by the Cabinet Council, is in force since last August, with the publication of the First Series number 101 of the Republic Gazette, in a dispatch by the country’s Prime Minister, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.
A project to boost public-health research in portuguese-speaking countries in Africa is being planned by Brazil.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with The government of Ghana and Microsoft aimed at creating a workforce that is literate in information and communications technology. Angola has also signed an agreement with the software giant on financing Internet access for the government and training.
