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A symposium has been held as part of activities to observe World Telecommunication and Information Society day by the Ministry of Communications in collaboration with the National Communications Authority (NCA) in Accra on the theme “Artificial Intelligence for social good”. Other activities for the celebration were a flag raising event and opening ceremony.

 

The Ministry of communications has climaxed this year’s International Girls in ICT Day Celebration with a grand durbar at the great hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi on the theme “expand horizons, change attitudes”. The program which commenced in 2012 has seen several young girls benefit from the initiative from seven regions of the country.

 

The Mexican Ambassador to Ghana H.E Maria de Los Angeles ARRIOLA AGUIRRE paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu –Ekuful on Wednesday, 2nd of May, 2018.

 

The Ambassador called for closer collaboration between the two countries and reciprocal support for their candidatures for re-election to ITU council. She also called for direct flights between Mexico and Ghana to promote tourism and attract investors for socio economic development. 

 

 

A portion of the Eastern Corridor Fibre Optic Extension Project has been handed over to the Government of Ghana. The project certificate was signed by Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications on behalf of the Government of Ghana and Mr. Jan Plenge, the Export Director of Nokia also signed his part in the Presence of Her Excellency, Tove Degnbol, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana at a brief ceremony in Accra.

The Minister for communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has inaugurated biometric e-Gates at the Kotoka International Airport which is part of government’s digitization agenda.

According to the Minister these biometric e-Gates will also help the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to enhance service delivery by facilitating exchange of information.