MPs clueless about computers
It has recently emerged that around 85 percent of South African members of parliament (MPs) are not computer literate.
Radio 702 and EWN reports that parliamentarians have been instructed to improve their computer skills and their understanding of technology and the Internet.
These orders came during Tuesday’s parliamentary budget vote debate, and house chairperson Obed Bapela was not impressed.
“He said too many laptops were gathering dust in offices and some have not even been removed from their boxes. This is because MPs do not have the skills to operate the machines,” EWN reports.
“We cannot have MPs that cannot access the internet. We can’t have MPs that can’t engage on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter,” Bapela is quoted as saying.
Lessons to improve computer and Internet literacy has now been arranged for MPs.
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