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it was through this quality education from President Mugabe’s efforts that had seen him become a minister at a young age.
The ICT minister, at 34 years, is the youngest minister in Cabinet.
Speaking at the launch of the National e-Learning Programme at Chogugudza Primary School in Goromonzi, Minister Chamisa said the event was only an enhancement to Zimbabwe’s well-established education system.
He pointed out leadership presence, vision and policy clarity as critical factors in ICT usage, uptake and innovation.
“Your Excellency, we are here to celebrate the signature, a footprint and the indelible mark of a successful education system, a system that not only has produced doctors and engineers but a young minister like myself,” he said to loud cheers.
He hailed President Mugabe as a leader who was in the “cockpit” while leading a team of ministers who are passengers in Zimbabwe’s development plane.
“The President has provided leadership from the cockpit and we are prepared to be the passengers,” he said.
Minister Chamisa said President Mugabe’s wisdom makes sure the plane does not crash.
“When Moses descended from Mount Sinai, he had with him two tablets that had the Ten Commandments, however, today, your Excellency; we will provide you with one tablet.
“This tablet will ensure that you are wiser than all the kings we have known,” he said.
Turning to the launch, Minister Chamisa said, Zimbabwe was in the throes of a great revolution, a revolution where everyone is in charge and a significant player.
“The beauty of the Internet revolution is that it ushers in and stands for the abbreviation of time, the abbreviation of distance, the abbreviation of effort yet certainly not the abbreviation of life and pleasure,” he said.
The ministry looks forward to transforming Zimbabwe into a digital country, a knowledge economy and information society with ubiquitous connectivity by 2015.
“As some say, connect a school, connect a community. Ours is the desire to connect everyone, everywhere, anytime,” he said.
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