President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his government intends to establish a National Cyber Security Centre, to liaise with relevant state agencies and the private sector to oversee cyber security operations at the national level.
According to the President, the national identification system, the digital addressing system, e-payments, digital financial services as well as the various e-government initiatives being initiated by the government, could be adversely affected by cyber crime, hence the need for such a centre.
Read more: Ghana To Establish Top Of The World Cyber Security Centre
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has described as total falsehood reports that it is spending $97million on an electronic government procurement system (e-GP).
Rather, it said the World Bank- sponsored program which cost $5 million was part of a larger project that cost $ 97million.
The $5 million is going into the engagement of an application service provider, sensitization and training, roll-out expenses and other service costs.
Read more: GH: PPA denies spending $97million on e-Government Procurement
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) on Tuesday debunked media reports that the Authority had signed a GH¢97 million contract for the development of e-Government Procurement system.
Addressing the media in Accra to explain the issues, Mr Agyenim Boateng Adjei, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PPA, said the information was totally false and a complete misrepresentation of facts and figures.
Read more: GH: PPA will prudently manage funds for e-Government Procurement system
Tenancy applications at US$8.3 million facility are now open to businesses working in digital innovation.
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and ICT companies looking to be hosted at the US$8.3 million Accra Digital Centre (ADC) can now apply for tenancy, according to Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) which runs ADC on behalf of Ghana's Ministry of Communications.
Read more: Ghana's Accra Digital Centre reaches out to the ICT sector
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, said Government was keen on establishing a digital economy which would improve efficiency of government business.
She said the Ministry of Communications was currently implementing a number of projects under the e-Transform initiative namely e-Immigration, e-Parliament, e-Procurement, Tertiary Institutions Connectivity Programme and e-Justice to achieve that goal.
Read more: GH: Government is keen on establishing a digital economy - Minister