“internet governance dialogue must be inclusive of all the relevant stakeholders and the government ministries.” a multi-stakeholder, an approach which will see each stakeholder contributing to remove the various barriers which still make it hard for Zimbabweans to connect to the Internet. Other barriers to Internet access were discussed by Facebook’s Emilar VusheGhandi during her panel discussion summarised below. Government has also rolled out a number of community based ICT centres in various parts of the country; however, it is necessary to train community members on how to use computers to ensure that these community centres are fully utilised. The Deputy Minister also gave an update on the three “CyberBills” which the Zimbabwean government has been working on since 2013 as part of the Harmonisation of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (HIPSSA) initiative. The three draft Bills are the Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Bill, the Electronic Transactions and Electronic Commerce Bill, and the Data Protection Bill. According to the Deputy Minister, the draft Cyber Crimes and Cybersecurity Bill is before the Attorney-General’s Office, while the two other draft Bills are before the Cabinet Committee on Legislation.12 These are preparatory stages the draft Bills have to pass through as they are prepared for presentation for debate in the National Assembly. The same sentiments were expressed by President R. G. Mugabe in his speech at the opening of the current session of Parliament in September 2017.13 He called for the three draft “Cyber Bills” to be brought before this session of Parliament for debate. In his closing remarks, the Deputy Minister stressed the point that internet governance dialogue must be inclusive of all the relevant stakeholders and the government ministries. 12 The Cabinet Committee on Legislation is a committee which considers proposals for legislation put forward by government Ministries, and draft legislation prepared by the Attorney-General’s Office to give effect to Ministries’ proposals. The Committee is chaired by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and consists of various Ministers appointed to the Committee by the President, as well as the Attorney-General and the Secretary for Justice. 13 http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/component/k2/president-s-speech-at-the-official-opening-of-the-5th-session-of-the-8thparliament 12 Misa Zimbabwe Second Internet Governance Multi Stakeholder Conference 21 September 2017