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Over 60 content creators from Zimbabwe are scheduled to attend a two-day workshop in Kadoma beginning on 15 September 2022.
The workshop organized by Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) in collaboration with Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC), seeks to find ways in which content creators are able to produce valuable content that speaks to the communities.
Key issues will be on Cyber Security Bill, its impact and how best government and content creators stand to benefit.
Also to be discussed is local content hosting using already existing servers by local telecommunications.
The workshop will also look at the operating environment for online content creators for instance internet access.
Guest speaker will be ICT Postal and Courier Services Minister Honourable Jenfan Muswere who will officially open the event.
The minister is on record stating that government is driving towards an inclusive digital economy driven by Information Communication Technology.
ZOCC chairperson Toneo Rutsito was upbeat about the workshop describing it as a strategic engagement initiative to jumpstart the country’s online content creation sector.
“I’m so excited about the upcoming event, we have the support of POTRAZ Director General Dr Gift Kalisto Machengete, who has content creation at heart.
“In his Geneva speech, he pledged to see how best he could assist us to professionalise, capacitate and empower all the young content creators. To me, this is fundamental, this will indeed not be allowed to pass as your usual talk away workshop,” said Toneo.
He said the relationship between POTRAZ and content creators would lead to lasting benefits giving impetus to towards the creation of the first ever, ZOCC hub, a structure that will cater for all online content creators who could not afford work spaces to operate from.
Zimbabwe Online Content Creators comprises professional bloggers, vloggers, creative animators and social media influencers who abide to digital media code of ethics.
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