The office of the Administrator’s General office should consider digital storage apart from the manual
Enough of DBU/DCT wrangle lets share a different issue. After attending the Data quality protocol training conducted by National AIDS Commission (NAC) I have now realized the need for an organisation to have a data management system in place to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation
I think one of the offices that urgently needs digital storage is the Administrator Generals (AG) Office which among other services, handles death benefits for the deceased who served as civil servants.
The reason is that, it takes so long for them to help the benefiaries due to their manual storage. I think it is laborious and time consuming, because they handle multiple of files so them to take out one, it takes ages.
Most of the times, they will tell you that ‘Sorry come next month, give us time to look for it’. Now Imagine a person is coming from Nsanje to the AG’s office in Blantyre; he comes again as per the arrangement and is told that he should wait for another week, very frustrating isn’t it?
Yes technology has its own disadvantages but I think, the AG’s office would save time and energy by going digital.
We cannot be talking of making ICT accessible to everyone, if our important offices that hold crucial information are still using manual storage system. Zisinthe!
AOB
Some one called Sarah was asking me to give her contacts of schools in my area, to work on her assignment. I will refer you to the right person but then I need to know more details from you. You can write me using this address: pkalumikiza@developmentcom.org
Feb 5, 2009
Jan 9, 2009
We cannot give up now
The poor and the marginalised confused
I promised to give you updates on many issues. Today I want to share with you how some of our fellow journalists can sell their profession to being used by the state. Well, MBC in their on-going national tour, visiting the radio listening clubs (RLC) encountered a rather resistance parallel to their expectations. One of the Radio Listening clubs in Lilongwe called our office and revealed how the dialogue between them and MBC reporter went:
Reporter: Munene zoyipa zomwe amachita a DBU amene akunena kuti DBU inatha.
RLC member: Ah kunena chilungamo , ife amenewo palibe chomwe anatilakwila, timagwila nawo tchito bwino bwino.
This information was missing in the news bulletin broadcast on 6 January 2009.
If only MBC could sit down and start writing project proposals than extensive travelling and spreading information which is causing confusion. I would give them a five!
The community is empowered to demand their right to development and transparency and accountability from the duty bearer through the radio. DCT’s mission: A local NGO committed to empowering marginalised communities to realize their rights.
I am wishing you a lovely weekend. Don’t forget to pray for us, there is need for divine intervention in this battle. Tachoka kutali we cannot give up!
Jan 8, 2009
Happy new year
Exit 2008,Enter 2009
Happy New Year!, I am glad we are now in the new year, which is full of hopes, opportunities and yea blessings of course not without challenges that’s life. Some of the New Year resolutions from the long list is grow spiritually and to have a health body, by doing exercises.
The past is gone, and we now have to plan to make the best of 2009. It is sad to hear that the xenophobic attacks have resumed. We have lost a brother this month and two others were injured. Events like these leave me wondering of government’s effort. Why was government only repatriating those who were willing?
I hear that some people returned. eh koma anthu sadamve mwambi woti ‘m’pheche peche mwa njobvu sadutsamo kawiri.’
It is disheartening to learn of the decreasing pass rates of JC and PSLC results, this to me is indeed an indicator that our education standards are dwindling.
On a final note, the wrangle between MBC /DBU and Development Communications Trust (DCT) is now getting worse. How can they forge a letter for their former employee against her will that she has rescind from DCT and is going back to MBC. How can they now say that DCT is misinforming the public that DBU no longer exist, how can they tell the community that they are government and has ownership over radio listening clubs? How can they slot in a 2 minutes news insert from one source instead of balancing the news.
One thing I know for sure is that there is nothing wrong DCT did, because we followed the right procedures in delinking with MBC wayback in 2002. W e are praying that the good Lord should make a way, where the enemy is blocking us.
I will try and give you updates on this and others.
Happy New Year!, I am glad we are now in the new year, which is full of hopes, opportunities and yea blessings of course not without challenges that’s life. Some of the New Year resolutions from the long list is grow spiritually and to have a health body, by doing exercises.
The past is gone, and we now have to plan to make the best of 2009. It is sad to hear that the xenophobic attacks have resumed. We have lost a brother this month and two others were injured. Events like these leave me wondering of government’s effort. Why was government only repatriating those who were willing?
I hear that some people returned. eh koma anthu sadamve mwambi woti ‘m’pheche peche mwa njobvu sadutsamo kawiri.’
It is disheartening to learn of the decreasing pass rates of JC and PSLC results, this to me is indeed an indicator that our education standards are dwindling.
On a final note, the wrangle between MBC /DBU and Development Communications Trust (DCT) is now getting worse. How can they forge a letter for their former employee against her will that she has rescind from DCT and is going back to MBC. How can they now say that DCT is misinforming the public that DBU no longer exist, how can they tell the community that they are government and has ownership over radio listening clubs? How can they slot in a 2 minutes news insert from one source instead of balancing the news.
One thing I know for sure is that there is nothing wrong DCT did, because we followed the right procedures in delinking with MBC wayback in 2002. W e are praying that the good Lord should make a way, where the enemy is blocking us.
I will try and give you updates on this and others.
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