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Wednesday, 3.07.2024
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Dr Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications on Tuesday asked Internet Service Providers to venture into the rural areas to explore opportunities and also help bridge the digital divide between the rural and urban communities, especially in the use of Information and Communication Technology.

He said, while it was good to be in the regional capitals, management of the Internet Providers must work to improve nationwide coverage in order to extend the roaming facility to people in the rural and under served areas of the country.

Read more: Ghana: Internet Service Providers Urge to Explore

The World Bank Group has approved a $40 million loan to Ghana, to support the implementation of selected components of the government?s Information and Communications Technology, (ICT) for Accelerated Development Policy.

This policy was completed a few years ago and adopted into Ghana's poverty reduction strategy as a key framework for growth.

Read more: World Bank gives $40m for Ghana's ICT programme

President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the Ghana Telecom University Council (GTUC) to prepare ordinary citizens to take advantage of government's ICT policies to give added value to their businesses and their private lives.

According to the President, who is currently under serious flak from the public for nailing NDC as the political party responsible for the cocaine menace currently facing the country, it was the expectation of government that this university would enlarge access to distance education and create new avenues for employment generation and wealth creation.

Read more: Ghana: President Kufuor Charges Government University Council

The Ministry of Communication would next Friday sign a 40 million-dollar loan agreement with the World Bank to support Ghana's Electronic Governance Project.

Professor Mike Ocquaye, Sector Minister, said the project would among other things facilitate administrative work in all sectors of the economy and would promote distant education.

Read more: Ghana: World Bank to support E-Governance project

The World Bank Group today approved 40 million dollars loan to support the Government of Ghana to implement selected components of the its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Accelerated Development Policy.

This policy was completed a few years ago and adopted into Ghana’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II.

Read more: Ghana: 40 Million dollars for Implementation of Ghana’s ICT Program

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