Simeon Mbalanje

‘MAXIMIZE YOUR DIGITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS’-URGED MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

December 23, 2022January 6, 2023

Ministry of Education has urged the newly graduated youths from TakenoLAB to diligently maximize their digital and entrepreneurship skills obtained from the Digital Skills Development Innovation and Entrepreneurship trainings by TakenoLAB under the Digital Malawi Project being implemented by the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC).… Read More »‘MAXIMIZE YOUR DIGITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS’-URGED MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Stakeholder consultation report – 220905

December 19, 2022January 6, 2023

In Stakeholder Consultation Report, the consultant, Macmillan Keck, Attorneys and Solicitors, summarize the 2-day stakeholder consultation meetings conducted on July 26-27, 2022 in Malawi and remotely. The consultant presented five pieces of secondary legislation, which will be adopted based on the powers that the Act… Read More »Stakeholder consultation report – 220905

Advert for the Provision of Car Hiring Services

December 13, 2022December 14, 2022

The Government of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Digital Malawi Program Phase I: Digital Foundations Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Provision of Car Hiring Services.

TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE VISITS PUBLIC FREE WI-FI SITES UNDER THE DIGITAL MALAWI PROJECT

November 9, 2022May 16, 2023

Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change visited Blantyre Market and Chichiri Secondary School in Blantyre, on the 3rd of November 2022. These are some of the centres where Digital Malawi Project (DIGMAP) is providing free Wi-Fi Connectivity facilities. The main purpose of the visit… Read More »TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE VISITS PUBLIC FREE WI-FI SITES UNDER THE DIGITAL MALAWI PROJECT

Malawi – Rules on Registration and Annual Fees – draft – 220905

November 1, 2022May 16, 2023

These Rules may be cited as the Data Protection (Registration and Annual Fees) Rules, [2022]. They provide the procedures for data controllers and data processors of major importance to register with the Authority, calculate the amount of annual fees due, and make payment to the… Read More »Malawi – Rules on Registration and Annual Fees – draft – 220905

Malawi – Rules on reasonable measures for engaging a data processor – draft – 220905

November 1, 2022May 16, 2023

These Rules may be cited as the Data Protection (Reasonable Measures for Engaging Data Processors) Rules, [2022]. They shall provide for reasonable measures that an engaging entity/a data controller must take when engaging a data processor in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25… Read More »Malawi – Rules on reasonable measures for engaging a data processor – draft – 220905

Malawi – Rules on Complaints and Investigations – draft – 220905

November 1, 2022January 9, 2023

These Rules may be cited as the Data Protection (Complaints and Investigations) Rules, [2022]. They provide the procedures that the Authority shall follow in relation to complaints and investigations under the Act.

Malawi – Guideline on data breach notifications – draft – 220905

October 26, 2022January 9, 2023

These Guidelines are not a substitute for the Act or any regulations or rules issued thereunder and only serve to reflect the Authority’s approach in determining compliance with the requirements of Section 33 of the Act. These Guidelines may be revised from time to time… Read More »Malawi – Guideline on data breach notifications – draft – 220905

Malawi – Guideline and checklist on compliance – draft – 220905

October 26, 2022January 9, 2023

These Guidelines provide an overview of the requirements likely to affect most organizations both public and private on Data Protection. They should help organizations understand potential gaps they may have in compliance and the practical steps that they will have to take to meet those… Read More »Malawi – Guideline and checklist on compliance – draft – 220905

GOVERNMENT UPGRADES AND INSTALLS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) IN 24 GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

October 12, 2022January 6, 2023

The Government of Malawi through the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has upgraded and installed LAN in Twenty-Four (24) Government buildings in Lilongwe and Salima under Phase 1 of the Digital Malawi Program: Digital Foundations. The Government LAN (GLAN) is providing high quality Wi-Fi access… Read More »GOVERNMENT UPGRADES AND INSTALLS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) IN 24 GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.