Ministry of Information and Communication Technology

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Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Coat of arms of Namibia.svg
State companies ,
ministries and institutions in Namibia
Designation: Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
State level: Ministry
Founding: 1990
Employee: 144 (2010)
Turnover or
budget / budget : 		N $ 678.695 million (2013/2014)
Highest office: minister
Officials: Peya Mushelenga
(since March 23, 2020)
Headquarters: Windhoek
Directorates: Information and communication technology , press ,
audiovisual media and copyright
Facilities: Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings ,
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation , New Era Publication ,
Namibian Film Commission , Namibian
Press Agency , Southern Times Newspaper
Homepage: www.mict.gov.na

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology ( MICT ; English Ministry of Information and Communication Technology ), the Ministry of Communications of Namibia .

The Ministry has been known as the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting since Namibia's independence , was then part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2000-2005 and has been known under its current name since 2005. It has been led by Stanley Simataa as minister since February 2018 , before Peya Mushelenga became minister on March 23, 2020 .

tasks

The duties of the ministry include planning and implementing new technologies as well as registering media and issuing licenses in the media and communications sector.

  • Granting of broadcasting licenses
  • Filming permits
  • Allocation of radio frequencies
  • copyright
  • Dissemination of information
  • Accreditation of media professionals
  • Registration and authorization of foreign journalists
  • Registration of newspapers
  • Film production

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statement by His Excellency Dr Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, at the opening of the First Cabinet Meeting , Republic of Namibia, February 8, 2018.