In 1968, AMECEA started the first social communications Department in Africa, the first Regional Conference in Africa to establish Social Communications department and now again AMECEA is the first to start ICT office said Rev. Fr. Joseph Healey, MM who is the first coordinator of AMECEA Social Communications Department.
Speaking during the official launch of the AMECEA ICT Coordination office at the Secretariat in Nairobi on Saturday 6th, February Fr. Joseph Healey said, “Because of this achievement, we want to be humble but at the same time be proud that AMECEA is moving ahead.”
“With the official inauguration of the AMECEA ICT Coordination Office at the Secretariat, we are embarking on a very important step in our activities as AMECEA, not just as the secretariat but also as a regional conference that brings together a good number of Bishops and this initiative means a lot for the evangelization work in the region,” said AMECEA Secretary General Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo.
“As we celebrate this milestone, we are also celebrating our friends and partners who have made it possible that the ICT office is inaugurated and functional within AMECEA,” he added.
Also speaking at the event, The AMECEA Social Communication Coordinator, Rev Fr Chrisantus Ndaga said that the launching of the office is the beginning of the long journey in the ICT world. He was grateful with what had been achieved so far.
The ICT Officer at AMECEA Mr. Bernard Mberere explained that since the office started operating in January 2016, a number of activities have been achieved. These included relocating the ICT equipment, robust re-installation of local area network as well as additions of wireless network capacities, maintenance of staff computers and secure internet connections and setting up of an ICT Office.
The ICT Officer at AMECEA Mr. Bernard Mberere explained that since the office started operating in January 2016, a number of activities have been achieved. These included relocating the ICT equipment, robust re-installation of local area network as well as additions of wireless network capacities, maintenance of staff computers and secure internet connections and setting up of an ICT Office.
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
