“Using software and Information Communication Technology (ICT) would facilitate the exchange and sharing of information by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and reduce the cost of running government.
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The Ghana Information and Communication Technology Directorate (GICTeD) launched the Enterprise Architecture (EA) and the E-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) projects to facilitate the exchange of data between government agencies, public institutions and other relevant sectors to improve public sector service delivery.
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The ICT4AD that, was launched in 2004 by government identified health as one of the priority sectors in which the broad adoption of ICT could enable the government to achieve its developmental goals.
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Government through the Ghana Information and Communication Technology Directorate (GICTeD) is developing the infrastructure with a United Kingdom-based company, Lennox and Netwise, as part of the e-Governance Project.
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The conference on the theme: “West Africa ICT Road Map to Opportunities,” which attracted participants from West Africa and other global partners would examine the application of ICT in the areas of e-commerce and e-Government within the Sub-Region.
Government, US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the US Department of State, organised the conference, which was opened by Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama.
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