INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in Zimbabwe as signified by a 14% growth in 2015, translating to a 5% contribution to GDP. Key areas in the Zimbabwe ICT sector are: Telecommunication services – voice, data and internet, broadband and satellite services connectivity; Postal and courier services; and value added services – mobile money, applications and social media.
The widespread increase in the use of smart phones and other smart devices has spurred demand for internet services. The internet penetration rate is expected to continue to grow as operators deploy newer technologies like LTE and FTTx.
ICT Investment Opportunities:
| FOCUS AREA | INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES |
| · Mobile and internet access providers | · Telecommunications infrastructure deployment:-Base stations
-Fibre deployment -Core network-carrier of carriers
· E-Services: e-Commerce e-Government e-Agriculture Telemedicine
· Advanced technologies: -LTE -ICT applications -Mobile money services · Fibre backbone network and fibre access network · Establishment of Data Centres and Call Centres · Satellite services · Broadband and fixed series
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| · Manufacturing & development | · Green energy and energy management system· Content provision
· ICT software development · Local manufacture of hardware · Local assembly of CIT gadgets |
The widespread increase in the use of smart phones and other smart devices has spurred demand for internet services. The internet penetration rate is expected to continue to grow as operators deploy newer technologies like LTE and FTTx.