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It has been disclosed that Ghana’s success in the knowledge economy depends on how well the country adopts and adapts to a comprehensive and integrated Information Communication Technology (ICT)-led economy.

This was revealed by Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications during the launch of “Ghana Dot Com’s Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers”, Sahara.Net and others in Accra yesterday.

Ghana Dot Com limited is a descendant company of Network Computer systems established in 1998. It is developed to support companies and organizations to operate more efficiently in an increasingly competitive environment.

Dr Mustapha Ahmed, Deputy Minister for Environment, Science and Technology says the National Science Policy, which had received Presidential assent would be launched when the prerequisite formalities are completed.

He said the national blueprint would fast-track the development, application and integration of science, technology and innovation (STI) into the national development strategy for accelerated growth.

Dr Ahmed was speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview on the sideline of the African Forum on STI for Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth, in Nairobi, Kenya.

All things being equal, the Government of Ghana (GoG) will initiate an e-service billing on pilot basis by April this year. This is made possible by a successful implementation of e-government network system among some 85 Ministries, Municipals, Departments and Agencies (MMDAs) to communicate efficiently and seamlessly and to do government business across the country.

Mr. William Tevie, Director General ofthe National Information Technology Agency (NITA), disclosed this to about 500 participants drawn from various MMDAs at a conferenceyesterday at the Alisa Hotel here in the capital city of Accra. “It is in this light that NITA has invited you here to show you what services are available and to discuss the proposed pricing for these services before billing begins from 1st April, 2012,” said Tevie.

A total of 4.1 million people are said to have been registered in the first phase of the biometric registration exercise that ended Monday.This was confirmed by the acting Director of Communications of the Electoral Commission, Christian Owusu Parry in an interview with Joy News.

According to him the Electoral Commission is estimating a little over 12 million people to be registered when the entire process comes to an end on May 5, 2012. The exercise is in its second phase with reports of violence still pervading some of the polling stations across the country. Parry said 600 duplicate registrations have been detected, adding that the anomaly cut across all parts of the country.

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), in collaboration with the International Institute for ICT Journalism, on Friday launched a project on the use of New Media for Communication.

This is an effort to improve on accountability, transparency and bring governance closer to the grassroots.

New Media is an interactive form of communication, which enable the citizenry and other stakeholders connect to reliable sources to find information relevant to the development of their localities.

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