By Nasratu Kargbo
In an effort to make Sierra Leone’s parliament move from paper-based to digital, Orange SL, a telecommunication company has supported the law-making body with ten computers according to the Clerk of Parliament, Paran Umar Tarawally.
Speaking during the presentation ceremony of the ten computers on the 14th July 2022, he explained that parliament as an arm of government is speedily moving towards making their systems paperless and that Orange Company has joined them to make it a reality.
He spoke highly of the company for being supportive and for fulfilling a promise made in an MOU signed months ago. The clerk explained how parliament was in desperate need of computers to run its affairs, and that it was during that difficult moment that the company promised to attend to their need.
Tarawally expressed appreciation on behalf of parliament and assured representatives of Orange SL that the gesture will go a long way in supporting their ICT drive.
The Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Joseph Conteh said that the computers would help make parliament open and accessible to the people.
Orange’s Public Relations Officer Annie Wonnie Katta explained that as a company that believes in digital inclusion, they ensured to fulfill the promise they made to parliament and hoped the devices will not only provide digital inclusion but also enhance and support administrative work.
Explaining how the whole MOU came about, Katta said that they went to parliament and found out that they needed improved working equipment for staff. She said one of the requests made by the administration was computers.
The program climaxed with the presentation of the computers.
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