A delegation from Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) is in the country on a study tour of how the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) managed to implement the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms).<\/p>\n
Zambia is currently in the procurement stages of a similar machine which is expected to be operational by end this year.<\/p>\n
ZICTA board chairperson Emmanuel Musonda said the authority wants to install Cirms to help in the increase of revenue generation by ZICTA.<\/p>\n
\u201cCirms is not a \u2018spy machine\u2019 as it has been portrayed by many Malawians,\u201d said Musonda.<\/p>\n
He said the study tour has already taken them to Tanzania where they are also implementing the same system.<\/p>\n
Both Tanzania and Malawi faced similar problems through the implementation process.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, in Tanzania operators have accepted the system and we believe the same will happen to Malawi,\u201d said Musonda.<\/p>\n
Musonda said Cirms will help the government increase revenue collection which could help in the improvement of public service such as health, education, power supply and others.<\/p>\n
He said the system will also improve quality of service from mobile operators and that the customer will be the ultimate winner.<\/p>\n
Macra director of telecommunication services Lloyd Momba said the delegation is on a bench marking mission specifically to find out how they can go about their procurement process.<\/p>\n
He said the delegation would like to assess which mode of purchase to use, as Malawi and Tanzania used different payment systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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