Ministers
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- Thulagano Merafe Segokgo (6 November 2019-) [2]
The Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. There are 6 departments of the ministry, the Radiation Protection Inspectorate, Shared Digital Services [ sic ], Technology and Commercialisation [ sic ], Research and Knowledge Business, Digital Communication, Infrastructure and Business, and the Digital Transformation Coordination Office. [1]
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Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting is a Japanese broadcasting standard for digital television (DTV) and digital radio.
Digital rights are those human rights and legal rights that allow individuals to access, use, create, and publish digital media or to access and use computers, other electronic devices, and telecommunications networks. The concept is particularly related to the protection and realization of existing rights, such as the right to privacy and freedom of expression, in the context of digital technologies, especially the Internet. The laws of several countries recognize a right to Internet access.
ISDB-T International, also known in Brazil as Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital, is a technical standard for digital television broadcast used in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Botswana, Chile, Honduras, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Philippines, Bolivia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Uruguay, based on the Japanese ISDB-T standard. ISDB-T International launched into commercial operation on 2 December 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation is an Eswatini (Swaziland) company that provides the two services under one corporate umbrella. The company, known as EPTC, is divided into four units: Eswatini Post, Eswatini Telecom, PhutfumaniCouriers and National Contact Centre (NCC). The EPTC is a parastatal company and is responsible to the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology. Eswatini Mobile and MTN Eswatini, a subsidiary of MTN Telecom in South Africa, are competitors to the company.
The Internet in Botswana is used by approximately 87.2% of the population, as of 2023. There has been a massive increase in internet users since 2013 when only 30% of the population of Botswana was found to use the internet. This is notably higher than the percentage of internet users in Africa as a whole, which is around 43%. For reference, in 2023, the global statistic for internet users is 66%.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies is a minister in the Government of South Africa, responsible for overseeing the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.
BotswanaPost is the company responsible for postal service in Botswana. It is a parastatal company, 100% owned by the Government of Botswana, under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The Botswana National Broadcasting Board (NBB) was set up by the Broadcasting Act, 1998. The Board consists of eleven members who were appointed in August 2000. Section 10 of the Act, includes Board functions such as the issuing of broadcasting licences and the control and supervision of broadcasting activities, including the relaying of radio and television programmes from places in and out of Botswana to places in and outside Botswana.
The Ministry of Digital Development and Transportation is a central executive body implementing state policy and regulation in the areas of transport, including maritime transport and civil aviation, communications, high technologies.
Dariusz Jemielniak is a professor of management at Kozminski University, faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and vice-president of Polish Academy of Sciences.
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for communications, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by Meutya Hafid, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs.
Mass surveillance is the pervasive surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population. Mass surveillance in Russia includes surveillance, open-source intelligence and data mining, lawful interception as well as telecommunications data retention.
Amr Ahmed Samih Talaat is an Egyptian engineer, academic, and government official serving as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt since June 14, 2018. Before his appointment as minister, he had a long career in the private sector, including a tenure at IBM Egypt where he served as Country general manager. Talaat holds degrees in engineering and business administration and has also been active in academia as an adjunct professor at Cairo University. In his role as minister, he has been instrumental in advancing Egypt's digital infrastructure and implementing the country's digital transformation strategy.
The National Center for Digital Certification (NCDC) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia responsible for the management of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). NCDC is governed by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and aims at providing trust services for the secure information exchange and transmission between participants including government sectors, citizens and the business sector.
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana.
The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. The current minister is Tumiso Rakgare and their assistant is Honest Buti Billy.
The Ministry of Minerals and Energy is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. The current minister is Lefoko Maxwell Moagi.
The Ministry of Minerals and Energy is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. The current minister is Mmusi Kgafela. His assistant is Beauty Manake.
Thulagano Merafe Segokgo is a Motswana politician and educator. He is the current Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology in Botswana, having been appointed to the position in 2019 by the current president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi. His term began on 13 February 2022.
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