From Ministry of Information, Eritrea
National News
The
Ministry of Information Launches Its Official
Website
By Shabait Staff
May 23, 2003, 19:14
May 24 has marked the
launching of the Ministry of Informationıs official website as part
of the ministryıs efforts to boost information
services to the public both in quality and kind.
Dubbed http://www.shabait.com
or www.shabait.org, the website hosted by the Ministry of Information
in Asmara will become a vital source of first hand and reliable information
to Eritreans and foreigners alike within the country and abroad about
Eritrea and the region. With the
dissemination of information in the form of script, audio and video
feeds, the website is also expected to have a major impact in introducing
Eritrea with the world.
On the occasion, the
Shabait Board states that the website will exploit the advantages of
modern internet technology in getting news stories
from the countryıs media outlets to reach to the corners of the globe,
thereby closing down on the information gap previously experienced.
The Board further adds
that Shabait.com, in addition to expanding coverage, will be opening
opportunities of choice, granting its visitors
the variety of medium. The Website takes its name after ³Shabait², the
historical place which served as the EPLFıs door to the world during
the
liberation struggle where the Eritrean Radio ³Voice of the Broad Masses²
broadcast its programs for many years until independence.
As part of the ministryıs plans to expand information services, the Eritrean Television has already been uplinked to Arab Satellite, reaching out to Eritreans in the Middle East and Europe since the previous week. The Eritrean Radio ³Voice of the Broad Masses² is also expected to be linked to the satelitte services in the coming weeks.
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