So far indications from the Ministry of Communications are that the government has initiated moves to award the western corridor contract come the first quarter of 2015.
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The platform spearheaded by the GRA is geared towards modernisation and automation of business processes to broaden the tax base by gathering the needed data to ensure transparency and efficiency as well as increase compliance.
Governor Seriake Dickson stated this in Yenagoa, while declaring open, the 3rd regular meeting of the NCCT, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology and the Bayelsa State Government with the theme, “Mainstreaming ICT in National Development: Moving from Talk to Action.”
The Report prepared by Standard Chartered Bank for the Bank of Ghana and launched this year, spells out steps that the country needs to undertake to have an effective electronic payments system and move to a cash-lite society.
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With emphasis on rural schools, Rlg is training and providing free laptops to teachers in deprived communities.
In the Northern Region, Rlg provided 3,609 laptops to the Northern Regional education directorate for onward distribution to teachers from some selected schools.
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