{Congo Brazzaville post and telecoms minister Thierry L\u00e9zin Moungalla late last week held urgent talks in the capital Brazzaville with a delegation from Google and Oracle on the need to develop high speed internet in this oil-rich Central African nation of five million people.}<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exploration mission that forms part of our objectives to contribute to the development of the internet and ICTs in this continent, boost the creation of local business and develop local economies,\u201d Tidjane Deme, director of Google Francophone office, said after meeting the minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have come to meet with various stakeholders and identify opportunities for Google to invest in Congo,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Oracle President Janusz Naklicki said the purpose of the meeting was to introduce Oracle to the minister and see how best his company could bring strategies that will help develop ICTs in this country. <\/p>\n
Despite the government of Denis Sassou Nguesso showing a strong commitment to develop this sector, including investing more than US$200 million in the past decade, industry watchers believe Congo still lags far behind many of its regional counterparts in terms of internet and ICT penetration. <\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the Google and Oracle delegation said they were impressed by efforts of Congolese authorities to forge ahead with the development of broadband in the Republic of Congo. <\/p>\n
The development of broadband is a source of job creation and economic growth, Google\u2019s Deme said. Furthermore, Naklicki revealed that Oracle was already working with the government of Congo, including different ministries and state agencies, on several ICT projects.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Biztechafrica.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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