Africa ICT News
Ghana's John Mahama launches Hope City project
BBC News 4 March Novemember 2013
Ghana's President John Mahama has launched a project to build a $10bn (£6.6bn) IT hub near the capital, Accra, within three years.Mr Mahama said the private sector would spearhead the building of Hope City. "Government has led growth since independence with all the major investments... The time has come for the private sector to take over," he said at the project's launch.
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Gov't to promote ICT nation-wide
Peace FM Online 21st Novemember 2009
Government is determined to promote Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education nation-wide, Mr. Gideon Quarcoo, Deputy Minister of Communications said in Accra on Friday. "ICT offers an opportunity to the nation to accelerate socio-economic development and global competitiveness through industrialisation," he said.
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Ministry for Trade and Industry to establish an ICT Park
Ghana News Agency 22nd July 2009
The ICT project, being undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry for Communication, is expected to provide the infrastructure and business support services to operators in the export-oriented small and medium ICT business, to maximize their growth potential.
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Microsoft to invest in Ghana ICT
Africa News 18th June 2009
US based ICT giant Microsoft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ghana Ministry of Education to enhance the capacity of teachers and training institutes on Information and Communication Technology. As part of the Ministry’s agreement with Microsoft, a software will be developed to support teaching and learning in all schools.
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Cyber crime is inimical to Ghana’s development
citifmonline.com 19th May 2009
Dr. Benjamin Kwesi Prah, Rector of Kumasi Polytechnic, has cautioned Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) students not to use their expertise to engage in cyber crimes. Dr Prah urged the graduating students to collaborate with other specialists in the application of ICT to solve problems of industry, business, banking and finance.
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ICT teaching to be made compulsory
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation 18th May 2009
The Minister of Education, Alex Tettey-Enyo has reaffirmed government’s effort to make ICT Education its priority at all levels of education throughout the country. According to him, the process of receiving and giving systematic instruction in education has become a more interactive one due to the use of ICT. To this end, his Ministry is committed to extending ICT Education to all Junior High Schools by the next academic year.
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Ghana, Microsoft to set up ICT training programmes
Ghana Business New 27th April 2009
Microsoft and the Ministry of Communication have agreed to partner a project that will deliver high-quality ICT policy training to public sector workers. According to the Minister of Communication, Hon. Iddrisu Haruna, the project is intended to build the capability of the Ministry of Communications to equip policymakers with a modern education on technology policy trends that will improve the success rate of ICT projects in Ghana.
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Ghana Telecom partners with ZTE for ICT training enhancement
ghanaweb 01 April 2009
President of GTUC emphasized the need for application of technology in raising effectiveness and quality of education and to prepare the people to participate in the global economy. The educational platform resulting from the collaboration would enable them reach out to students outside the capital city.
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