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The Ethiopian Ministry of Communications & Information Technology launched 49 e-services in order to enable seven governmental institutions to offer online services. The office announced the launching of the e-service on at event held at the Churchill Hotel.

The e-service installation and development was conducted by two private IT solution providers at a cost of 3.8 million Birr. Africom Technologies Plc developed 33 of the e-services portal for 2.8 million Birr while E-System Africahad supplied the remaining 16 at a cost of 1 million Birr it was said at the time.

It is to be remembered that the two companies won the tender for the project last year.

Ethiopia's public notary, Documents Authentication & Registration Office (DARO) signed an agreement with DQS Management Service PLC –a management systems and certification company on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Fortune reported.

The DARO is aiming to qualify for ISO 9001 2008 Quality Management System, a certification focusing on service providing institutions.

Ethiopian federal offices are ready to establish special offices catering to investment and related requests from the Ethiopian Diaspora.

The new units will endeavour to reduce bureaucratic red tape as a precursor to complete Diaspora policy that will come into effect by December.

The Ethiopian Public Private Consultative Forum (EPPCF) on the tourism sector was convened on April 8 at the Sheraton Addis. in the presence Ethiopian government officials and representatives of the private sector has attended the event.

The discussion at the forum discussed issues concerning the  challenges the tourism sector is facing  and recommendations on how to tackle these problems.

The Ethiopian public has raised over $17.7 million (605 million birr) for the continuation of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile in a year.