Africa-Press – Botswana. Government has begun a process to corporatise ministries to achieve maximum efficiency and inject some agility into its operations, President Advocate Duma Boko has said.
The process will ensure that government ‘works pretty much like business’ where decisions, informed by data, are taken quickly.
Speaking during the grand opening of Shaturia Manor Lodge one of Botswana’s most exclusive villas offering an exquisite blend of luxury and privacy at Lotsane Safaris on Saturday, President Boko said he gained insights on how some governments operated from the facility owner, Mr Rainer Schorr.
“He raised an issue that I have wrestled with, that I shared with those that I work with in the government and attempt to bring in and inject into how government works, he said.
The ministries, the President said, would be responsible, accountable, transparent, open while agile and robust in pursuing determinant goals.
The goals, he said would be clearer and concentrated in target.
“We know what we want to achieve and when, so we are pursuing digitalisation,” he said and emphasised the seriousness in pursuit, calling the digitalisation process ‘the pivot point of the economy.’
He said digitalisation will enhance efficiency while putting complete stoppage to any wastage and irresponsible spending inter alia.
“It will help us respond more decisively to the dictates of business… and so, when investors come, we will be ready to facilitate them quickly so that they don’t spend time being tossed about when our people need investment for jobs,” the President said.
The Shaturia Manor Lodge, an investment in upward of P500 million, which has created 50 direct jobs, has been dubbed as a creator of a 5-star rating destination, which would beckon investors from afar for the enjoyment of the country’s stunning flora and fauna.
He also said he was encouraged that tourism locally was taking off after COVID-19 setback and credited the likes of Mr and Mrs Schorr’s efforts toward propelling the industry to greater heights.
Speaking at the same event, dubbed the opening of the dream owner, Mr Schorr, a German, explained that the manor sat inside a 100km of fencing with 17 waterholes and thousands of indigenous animals like sable and antelopes.
The manor was constructed in two years upon completion of signing of contract.
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