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
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 (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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
One of the recent key social development activities globally has been the update of social media and internet by various individuals, organizations and governments. To this end, the Government of Malawi, through the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) under the Digital Malawi Project (DIGMAP) is… Read More »GOVERNMENT IMPROVES SPEED AND DATA CAPACITY FOR PUBLIC FREE WIFI
The overall aim of the Digital Malawi project is to extend and improve access to critical ICT infrastructure for the public and private sectors
