Govt In Talks With Global Tech Firms To Help Content Creators Monetise Work – Mavetera

The Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Tatenda Mavetera, says the government is in talks with major global technology companies, including Google and Meta, to find ways for local digital content creators to earn money from their work.

Speaking to ZBC on Tuesday, Mavetera said discussions with the global platforms were still ongoing. She said:

“We have had lots of conversations with the Ministry of Information where we have our local digital content creators wanting to also monetise their content.

“So, we have engaged the likes of Google, Meta, to find ways for our own local content creators to monetise their content.

“There have been limitations to that, and the conversation is ongoing, we have a programme that is dedicated to the monetisation of local content creators having a platform where they can be able to monetise the content that they have.”

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