ADDIS ABABA – The country’s future museums will go high tech aside from embracing the social heritages that attract visitors in droves, Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) disclosed.
“We need to own advanced national museums equipped with high tech displays that catch the interest of the tourists in a fascinating way,” Tourism Services Competence Accreditation Director Tewodros Derbew told The Ethiopian Herald. But, for his part Gezahegn Abate, Ministry Public and International Relations Director, said absence of proper legal framework has become a stabling block for the country in a bid to realize various tourism sector development projects including the construction of modern museums in various States.
Also he said the museums that are going to be built in SNNPS, Afar and other states have not so far been achieved due to the aforementioned setback. However, the ten year tourism master plan hopefully will solve the problem, he added. The Ministry hopes that the master plan of the country will solve sector complains related to poor infrastructure, legal frameworks, tourist services and facilities, Tewodros indicated.
The Tourism Master Plan includes issues of policies, infrastructural development and marketing activities among others directives to achieve nation’s goal by 2025, he said adding that many tourists complain on the country’s poor infrastructure and superstructure (tourist facilities) of roads, guest houses, hotels and internet.
As to him, the country would facilitate the needed infrastructure including roads and museums through time side by side to the national development. It was learnt that the Ministry is working on curbing the problem via the Master Plan identifying tourism policies, investment laws, and trained manpower and facilitating incentives to private owners.
The Ethiopian Herald, March 26/2019
BY YOHANES JEMANEH
