SECTION

ACTIVITY

RESOURCES ALLOCATED

OUTPUT

REMARKS

ADMINI AND SUPPORT STAFF SERVICES

1.  Relocate headquarters of Department of Information and Malawi News to Lilongwe

2.  Produce a Strategic Plan for the Department of Information along the lines of South African Government Communications Information system

3.  Revamp operations of Malawi News Agency

 4.  Establish Government Press Unit

5.  Improve Human Resource Management

6.  Improve organisation and management of VVIP press coverage – establishment of RPU

7.  Furnishing of COI offices.

Transport, money for allowances

UNESCO assistance, new phone system to be provided.

Training with assistance from USIS.

 A well trained and focused press unit to handle Government information.

This will increase efficiency in performance of the department

A study of the South African system needs to be conducted.

-Discussions were held with MTL to assist with the phone system

MALAWI NEWS AGENCY

1.  Relocate headquarters to Lilongwe.

2.  Improve news gathering and dissemination processes through computerization of the system.

3.  Develop editorial policy and news style guide book for MANA based on Reuters.

4.  Decenralisation of MANA operations and strategise on the intergration of district Information offices into the district assembly structure.

A Regional office has been established for the south to replace MANA

MANA is one of the oldest News Agencies but operates without any editorial policy

Publications

1.       Mobilise resources to computerise design and editorial units

2.       Review relevance of current publications through research:  This is Malawi, Boma Lathu, facts Book, Desk calendars

3.       Production, speeches, biography brochures.

4.       Produce Boma Lathu, This is Malawi Facts Book, Desk calendars

5.       Relocate library to Lilongwe

6.       Develop viable marketing and distribution plans for publications

7.       Develop sustainable mechanisms to coordinate COI and manage government website

FILM UNIT

1.  Record all VVIP functions for posterity

2.  Produce video documentaries on topical issues affecting the citizenry.

3.  Production of special documentary on development vision

4.  Provide public access to recorded public functions

Filming equipment and accessories.

TECHNICAL

1.  Screen development, HIV/AIDS video documentaries to rural audiences across the country

2.   Provide sound amplification and audio visual projection services for VVIP functions and to the  the public on hire.

Audio visual equipment

Film screening is one of the best methods for communicating as it does not depend on audience or viewership literacy

RESEARCH AND PLANNING UNIT

1.   Conduct mass awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS and sexual reproductive health issues

2.  Design rural Communication for Development strategies.

3.  Conduct research on access to information and media related legislation or policies.

WEEKLY NEWS

1.  Reposition the Weekly News on the market by improving content and appearance

2.  Relocate the production unit of the Weekly News to Lilongwe.

3.         Produce the Weekly News

4.         Strategise on changing the frequency of production of the Weekly News.

5.         Recruit qualified staff to fill vacant positions on the paper’s establishment.

Weekly News as of now depends on non permanent staff