A new Information Communication and Technology (ICT) centre, has been inaugurated at Effiduase in the New Juaben Municipality.
ICT-CentreIt is to be used by students and the public under the e-governance platform project of the Ministry of Communication.
The more than 30 computer- seater facility has other equipment such as LAN infrastructure, servers, switches, a printer and scanner as well as uninterruptible power supply.
The multi-million dollar centre, when completed, would integrate the nation’s information system, process, and people with data closely, and improve data exchange and information sharing effectively.
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Information available to Biztechafrica in Accra indicates that the government of Ghana, through the ministry of communication, is now expected to countersign the loan agreement and submit it to parliament for ratification. Ghana’s pursuance of a digital terrestrial transmission platform is expected to cost the country about US$95million.
In his lecture, he emphasized on the e/government system and termed it as a major tool that could help to minimize the menace of corruption. He added that federal government should take care of all higher educational institutions; provincial governments should monitor colleges while district education boards must be set up to ensure quality of education at the primary school level.
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This was part of the recommendation issued at the end of the school which was on the theme: “Improving the Performance of the Local Government System in the Era of E-Governance.”
Dr (Mrs) Abigail Aryeh-Adjei, Rapporteur-General for the school, said the theme had been apt considering how fast the world is developing with an increase use of Information Communication Technology (ICT), adding that is importance in local governance was acknowledged by the school.