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Zain, Ericsson join forces to provide 3.5G in rural Ghana

Working with the Millennium Villages Project, in collaboration between the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ericsson and Zain have deployed mobile communications services in the Amansie-West district of the Ashanti region of Ghana. 9 Nov 2009 12:40


Ghana, Africa's premier BPO destination?

[Sylvain Béletre] Ghana wants to position itself as one of the premier BPO destinations in Africa. The first GASSCOM International BPO Conference And Exhibition was held at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana on 22 - 23 July 2009 under the theme "Outsourcing to Ghana, Africa's Golden Gateway". 3 Aug 2009 12:01




Ghana to expedite ICT delivery in education

The Ghanaian government has reiterated it's commitment to a comprehensive ICT system in the education sector, Dr Joseph S. Annan, Deputy Minister of Education, made the pledge on Wednesday, 8 July 2009 in Accra. 10 Jul 2009 09:43


New CEO of GT aims high...

...as he unveils vision to provide quality services, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Telecom (GT), David Venn, has unveiled his vision for the Ghanaian telecommunications industry, and promised to introduce innovative and quality products and services onto the market. 26 Nov 2008 11:41


Poisoning the poor - Electronic waste in Ghana

[Greenpeace International] The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals. 6 Aug 2008 10:17




Ghana to benefit from Africa's largest technology park

The non-profit group, Life for Africa will establish the continent's largest technology park in Ghana. 4 Aug 2008 11:09


Ghana: Dumping ground for used gadgets

At one of the many busy roadside shops in the capital, Accra, John Nuagbe displays the used, rusty and mostly broken electrical gadgets he recently imported from the USA. 23 Jul 2008 09:30


Ghana launches smartcard payments system

President John Kufuor has launched a landmark payment and settlement system designed to transform and extend the coverage of financial services and transactions in Ghana. The "National Switch and Smartcard Payments System," dubbed "E-Zwich," is an initiative of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and provides a common platform to link the payments of all the financial and non-financial banking institutions. 5 May 2008 10:01


More rural business centres for Ghana

[Emily Nyarko] Over 500,000 people in Ghana's rural and peri-urban communities are benefiting from the establishment of about 69 Rural Business Centres (RBCs), aimed at connecting the communities to the outside world and also to educate them on the uses and benefits of ICTs. 28 Sep 2007 12:38


Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV

Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, recently launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. 30 Aug 2007 07:55


African ICT summit opens in Ghana

[Emily Nyarko] Africa must develop adequate, sufficient and efficient systems for the distribution of frequencies and spectrum in the continent. 17 Jul 2007 01:21


Poor telecom services - NCA to wield axe

[Atiku Iddrisu] Following numerous public complaints regarding poor quality of communication services experienced at certain locations and times within Ghana, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has intensified its monitoring and evaluation and set out clear compliance guidelines for the sector. 22 Jun 2007 07:38


New laws to regulate Ghana's ICT industry

[Emily Nyarko] Laws to regulate Ghana's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are underway to make this sector more attractive to investors. 18 May 2007 15:25


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