Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications who announced this when touring e-government project sites in Accra on Friday, said both parties had almost reached the conclusion stage of the negotiations.
Mr Iddrisu, accompanied by his Deputy, Mr Gideon Quarcoo, toured sites including Burma Camp and Police Headquarters where telecommunication masts were being constructed to enhance communication among the country's security agencies.
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The original e-Ghana Project, which was estimated to cost $40 million, was approved in 2006 to support the Ghana Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Accelerated Development Program.
In 2007, UK firm Tullow Oil announced the discovery of about 600 million barrels of offshore light oil in Ghana - the biggest recent oil discovery in Africa.
But the country must develop new ways of interacting with its citizens and be more open to the public on activities within the oil industry to avoid conflict, said Akua Appiah-Akuramaa from the Geological Survey Department of Ghana. She was speaking at the 5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training - eLearning Africa 2010 - held in Zambia last month (26-28 May).
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According to World Bank , the original eGhana Project of US$40 million was approved in 2006 to support the Ghana Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Accelerated Development Program.
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This is to ensure that users can access information and materials, including books online whilst the mobile library scheme would afford the rural population the opportunity to have access to ICT, the Internet and e-books.