PSNews.com.au
15 February 2010
The Minister for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture in Zimbabwe has called on the Government to create a computerised database of its employees.
The Minister, Senator David Coltart said the move would help weed out ghost workers who were claiming pay cheques without being members of the Public Service.
“Government has been duped of a lot of cash through ghost workers,†Mr Coltart said.
“But if we were computer networked, thousands of dollars would have been saved.
He said his Ministry was making efforts to keep a computer-based list of teachers in the service to make it easier for the Government to compile a record of teachers working in Zimbabwe.
Mr Coltart said creating a computer database of names was needed to provide a smooth flow of information between Government head offices and provincial and district offices.
He said information was transmitted manually.
“The manual system we have been using for the past years has resulted in Government losing a lot of money,†Mr Coltart said.
“We must have a situation whereby every school will be linked to the ministry.
“A person in another province should be well informed of what is happening at their head office.â€
He said the major challenge facing the new system was finding the necessary resources and people with adequate technical skills.
“The process is expensive, but I have spoken to officials from World Bank and some donor agencies that have agreed to chip in financially,†Mr Coltart said.