The Volta regional capital, Ho, and some principal areas in the region are witnessing the installation of community WIFI services by Bluetown Company Limited, a hi-tech telecos entity to foster digitization and internet connectivity in rural Ghana.
Mr. Brian Tsikpor, Director, Corporate Affairs, Bluetown briefing the Ghana News Agency in their entry into the Volta space said the Company was poised to deploy affordable and cheaper internet connectivity beyond the reach of the major telcos.
Read more: GH: Ho And Other Parts Of Volta Region Enjoys Community WIFI
The Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management (CISCM) has lauded government’s efforts at promoting electronic governance (E-egovernance) to enhance Ghana’s industrial revolution.
“As a nation, I am happy to observe that we are heading in the right direction, particularly with the systematic implementation of E-Governance that is the prime-mover of our quest to be part of the fourth industrial revolution,” the President of the CISCM, Mr Richard Obeng Okrah said in Accra.
Read more: GH: CISCM lauds government for promoting e-governance
Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that the government will extend telecommunication connectivity to 2,016 communities to connect about 3 million people.
She showed that the government is determined to provide 95% of the population with voice and data connectivity within the next 18 months.
Read more: GH: Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Rolls Out DTC Initiative
The Wakanda City of Return project has been launched in Cape Coast to pave way for the creation of an ultra-modern smart city that befits Cape Coast as a tourism hub.
The African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI), two local companies and the City of Cape Coast that form the fulcrum around the building of the city say, they are leveraging on the heritage and cultural tourism assets of Ghana to create a place of pilgrimage for the people of African descent to know about their history, culture, civilization of Africa and our role in the creation of the new world economy.
Read more: GH: Wakanda City of Return Project Launched in Cape Coast
The Acting Director of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), has said they are making sure that the connectivity provided for the Ministries Departments Agencies (MDA’S) and Metropolitan Municipal Districts Assemblies (MMDA) is in good condition.
Richard Okyere-Fosu said, “We are ensuring that connectivity is up. We are also discussing that we consolidate the fibre asset that government has. Ghana, unlike most other jurisdiction, is not connected”.