Ministry of Communications & IT Signs Cooperation Agreement with Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA)
In order to sign cooperation agreement between Ministry of Communications & IT (MCIT) and AISA for drawing and supporting investment in the field of ICT and licensing private entrepreneurs who are interested in serving in mention sector a conference was held on Wednesday 27th November 2013 at MCIT’s conference hall. The event was attended by Minister of MCIT H. E. Amirzai Sangin along with Mr. Wafiullah Eftekhar chairman of AISA, leadership body of MCIT and mass media representatives.
At the begining H.E. Amirzai Sangin said: by signing this agreement we have come to another step of valuable services, the purpose of signing the agreement is to expand the services, job opportunities and to facilitate the progress of ICT industry.
H. E. Sangin mentioned we hope that over the few next years, we not only use IT in our daily live but also we will be able to export IT; and this agreement can help both sides achieving their goals.
According to the Minister of MCIT under this agreement will be required to obtain the following:
- Work towards development of ICT, reduction of poverty, and to find employment areas.
- Reinforcing cooperation between MCIT & AISA to support labor market in field of ICT.
- To attract private investment in the ICT sector, and to promote and support it.
- Collaborate in order to eliminate adverse circumstances and challenges, such as electricity, land rights, high taxis, lack of appropriate legislations and policies in the ICT sector.
- To create ICT parks.
- to Provid insistent procedures and mechanism between ICT and AISA and licensing activities and investment in ICT sector.
- To create a legal framework and business environment, based on which, local and international companies to be able to share strategies, business and technical cooperation.
Then the chairman of AISA Mr. Wafiulla Eftekhar evaluated the signing of the agreement as a positive step towards the progress of ICT services in, and said the achievement of MCIT over the past decade is really tremendous and admirable and Afghanistan Investment Support Agency as a institution completely support endeavors of MCIT.
