Infrastructure development growth rate has been phenomenal over the years and this can be attributed to the country's good governance and the enabling policies as well as legislature introduced over the years.
The Minister for Communications, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, stated this when he took his turn at the meet-the-press series to interact with the media and the general public on the progress of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Accra yesterday.
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The objective of the e-Ghana Project is to assist the Government in generating growth and employment, by leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) and public-private partnerships, and to develop the IT Enabled Services and contribute to improved efficiency and transparency of selected government functions, through e-government applications.
The Management of China-based HUAWEI Telecom was awarded the contract to undertake government's e-governance project in April 2006 to provide centralized information technology and e-services to Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies. The contract was renewed in 2008 and the first batch of materials is expected in April, 2010 for site construction work to begin in May.
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This, they advocate against the backdrop of last Thursday January 21st nationwide internet blackout which they say could have been largely better managed if the requisite infrastructural needs were in place.
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He noted that the new world economic revolution required intensive and intelligent use of ICT that must not be limited to the urban centres but should be extended to the grassroots as well.