Report: Software and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Ghana- September 2013
Friday, 18 October 2013
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Oscar Chirino
ICT
ICT, internet, Software, Technology

Country: Ghana
Sector: Software and information and communication technology (ICT)
Date: September 2013

 

Executive Summary:

The Governmet of Ghana and educational institutions around the coutry are makink big efforts to extend computering knowledge among its population. Some Ghanian universities have created computering labs in their facilities and telecommunications societies carry out important projects concerning software development. There exist lot of mobile telecommunication companies that supply their service in this African country, the most important is MTN Ghana. 

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ICT centre inaugurated for Kwaebibrem
Thursday, 17 October 2013
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ICT, internet, Software, Technology

 

The Kwaebibrem district education directorate has launched an information communication technology (ICT) centre at Kade. The centre was funded by the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC).

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Alcatel One Touch phone introduced to Ghana market
Thursday, 17 October 2013
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Oscar Chirino
ICT
ICT, Technology, telecommunication

 

 Alcatel One Touch phone introduced to Ghana marketTLC Communication, designer and manufacturer of Alcatel One Touch branded mobile devices, has introduced its One Touch Scribe HD handset to Ghana.

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MTN drives data penetration
Thursday, 17 October 2013
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Oscar Chirino
ICT
ICT, Technology, telecommunications

 

MTN, the country’s biggest telecom company has strategised to drive Internet and data penetration in the country at a faster rate. 

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Nii Narku Quaynor - Africa's 'Father of the Internet'
Thursday, 17 October 2013
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Oscar Chirino
ICT
internet, Software, Technology

 

If you're reading this somewhere in Africa, then perhaps you should thank Nii Quaynor. The Ghanaian professor is known as "Africa's father of the internet," a web pioneer who helped establish some of the continent's first online connections.

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MTN, tiGO punished for poor service
Thursday, 17 October 2013
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Oscar Chirino
ICT
Accra, telecommunications

 

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has turned the heat on mobile phone operators for poor quality service. Last August, the regulator had cause to sanction MTN for service disruptions within some parts of Accra

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