The Minister for Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP), will be cutting sod for the construction of thirty (30) Ultra-modern Community ICT Centres (CIC). The event will take place at Asuom in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region on Tuesday, 2^nd June, 2020.

The CICs, when completed, will serve the multipurpose objective of driving ICT education for students and the community members. It will serve as a resource centre for people living within these areas, where they can easily access internet services

Ministry of Communications celebrates World Telecommunications and Information Society Day with a message from the Minister, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP).

WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY 2020,

Background

In 2019, the Ministry of Communications adopted the Ms. Geek Africa concept and organized the first Ms. Geek Ghana Competition where eligible young ladies submitted concepts aimed at solving everyday community problems through technological innovations in the Ghanaian society.

The Ministry of Communications in collaboration with its Agencies on 6^th May, 2020 launched Ms. Geek Ghana 2020 competition at the Press Room of the Ministry of Information.

MS. GEEK GHANA 2020 CALL FOR APPLICATION

ABOUT MS GEEK AFRICA COMPETITION

The Minister for Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP) on Tuesday, 29^th April, 2020 swore in the Ministry’s new Deputy Minister, Hon. Alexander Kwadwo Kom Abban as a member of the Board of the Data Protection Commission.

Members of the Board present at the ceremony were Mr. Alex Appawu, Mrs. Justice Helena Inkumsah-Abban and Madam Patricia Adusei Opoku whiles the other members observed the ceremony through Microsoft Teams.

Ghana joins ITU member countries to celebrate Girls In ICT Day.

The Minister for Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP), will be participating in a webinar being coordinated by the UN and ITU.

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications（MoC）has launched a new app which will help in tracing people who have come into contact with COVID—19 positive individuals.

The user friendly and free to download mobile software application will be available for android and iOS devices.

Its intended for productivity assistance which will augment the states effort in the fight against the global pandemic.