IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

I had the misfortune of visiting the department of immigration to have my work permit renewed a while ago. I was pretty amazed how the routine tasks in the process took the better part of seven days. We dropped off the passport and the standard processing time for a work permit lasted seven full business days, not to mention the almost one hour waiting to get the invoice and travel time to the bank in a different location to pay. Add the return trip with evidence of payment, back to the immigration office to get your interim work permit issued.

I know my experience is trivial when compared to the pain citizens in some other countries face. Hernando De Soto's phenomenal work titled "Mystery of Capital" states procedures to formalize a legally obtained home in Peru consist of five stages!

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Microsoft and the Ministry of Communication have agreed to partner a project that will deliver high-quality ICT policy training to public sector workers.

The project will see the establishment of a Microsoft eGovernment Centre designed to facilitate professional and organisational capacity building within the government.

This objective will kick-start a roll-out of eGovernment initiatives across the country.

Read more: Ghana, Microsoft to set up ICT training programmes

The Vice President of the Ghana Telecom University, Dr. Robert Awuah-Baffour has bemoaned the current state of the country's technological development, stating that the country's sense for the future in terms of her technological advancement was bleak.

He indicated that this century was a technology driven one and Ghana at her level of development cannot afford to lag behind in her technological development.

Read more: Ghana: Government Urged to Embrace Technology for Development

The Minister of Information, Mrs. Zita Okaikoi on Wednesday commended the American government for its assistance to Ghana in ensuring the rule of law and democracy. She explained that the two countries had a long-term relationship that should be strengthened to enhance development. The Information Minister said this when the American Ambassador, Mr Donald Teitelbaum called on her to introduce himself and congratulate her on the assumption of duty as the Minister for the Ministry.

Read more: Ghana Shows Appreciation To US Government