By: Kanto
Kai Okanta
The Director General of
South Sudan’s National Communication Authority (NCA), Eng. Gieth Kon Mathiang,
has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Dr.
Margret Labanya Mathya, to foster inter-institutional cooperation and advance national
trade development.
The strategic discussion
focused on key priorities aimed at shaping a fair, safe and thriving market,
including streamlining trade regulations within the fast-growing ICT sector,
supporting local South Sudanese entrepreneurs, implementing sustainable e-waste
management practices and strengthening quality assurance monitoring for
electronic devices entering the country.
Both leaders addressed the
need to establish supportive mechanisms to elevate local entrepreneurs while
ensuring environmental protection through sustainable management of electronic
waste.
They also discussed the
enforcement of rigorous quality assurance monitoring for electronic devices
entering South Sudan, as part of efforts to protect consumers and ensure
products meet the required standards.
Hon. Dr. Margret Labanya
expressed her enthusiasm for the collaboration and reassured the NCA team of
her Ministry's readiness to support initiatives that defend buyer safety while
encouraging commercial innovation.
The engagement marks a step
towards establishing a resilient and well-regulated digital marketplace in
South Sudan through closer cooperation between the communications regulator and
the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
