ICT

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur, seeking to prohibit the National Identification Authority (NIA) from making the provision of a digital address code a prerequisite for procuring the Ghana Card. The applicant, among others, contended that the digital address code was entirely …

Mr Senam Atadja, a Senior Aviation Safety Inspector at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Tuesday announced that only two drone companies – SKT Aero Shutter and Rock Mines, have been certified for commercial operations in Ghana. About 800 companies and individuals have so registered to engage in commercial …

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), has expressed concern about the withdrawal of the minimum specifications for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) by the National Communications Authority (NCA). “The impact of the withdrawal notice, runs into billions of Ghana cedis of private capital, invested into legitimate business in Ghana,” Mr. Prince …

The Management of Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications, has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) and the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence (AITI- KACE) in ICT to champion government’s digitalization agenda. The partnership is to establish guidelines and firm arrangements between both …

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the regulator of electronic transactions, says its operations are being crippled due to the GH₵13 million debt by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs) The Agency is also facing challenges with frequent optical fibre cuts and battery theft at its cell sites, which are also …

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the regulator of electronic transactions, says its operations are being crippled by the GH¢13 million owed it the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and some district assemblies. The Agency is also facing challenges with frequent optical fibre cuts and battery theft at its cell …

Andalusia, one of the large regions in Spain, will be hosting Messe Berlin’s IFA Global Press Conference (GPC) 2019 from April 25 to 28. The annual press event held ahead of the world’s largest consumer electronics fair held in Berlin in September every year, IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited will bring …

Mr Moustapha Cisse, the Head of Google Artificial Intelligence (AI), Accra has said Google will collaborate with Universities and research institutions to deploy AI to solve challenges in the areas of agriculture, education and healthcare. He said Google was optimistic about the incredible potential for AI and other advanced technologies …

Digitization in Africa is said to have impacted the continent’s economy by $ 8.3 billion and in addition, created over 600,000 jobs since 2011. This is contained Economic Report on Africa, published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA. According to the ECA, due to the significance of …

Telecoms giant, MTN Ghana, last year, paid a total of GH¢1.48 billion in taxes, out of which, GH¢1.3 billion went to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The National Communications Authority and Ghana Investments Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) – the regulators, between them, received the remaining amount of GH¢184 million. …