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The Ghana-Indian Kofi -Annan Centre in ICT hosted a stakeholder celebration of Girls in ICT day. The day is set aside to motivate young girls in the country and to empower them to consider careers in the growing field of ICT. The celebration was under the theme “Expand Horizons, change attitudes”.

On Monday 8th May, 2017, the Hon. Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, payed a working visit to the National Communications Authority (NCA) to familiarise with the operations of the Authority. The Hon. Minister was accompanied by the Minister for Information, Hon. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and Deputy Minister for Communications, Hon Vincent Sowah Odotei.

She urged NCA Management of the need for an inter-ministerial or cross-sectorial engagement to deal with these issues

In its quest to fulfil all promises made to Ghanaians, Government has assured the public that it would assist industries and organisations to pursue growth in whatever business they find themselves. Those were the words of the Deputy Minister for Communications, Hon. George Andah who was the keynote speaker at the launch of busy 4G Brand repositioning.

As part of her official duties, the Minister of Communications scheduled a meeting with the Data Protection Commission, an Agency of the ministry to fraternize with management and staff of the commission. Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was taken round the office and introduced to staff of the Commission. The Minister informed that it was incumbent on her to pay a visit to familiarize herself with the operations of the Commission.

In the quest to attain digital inclusion in Ghana, all major Telecom Companies have positioned themselves in readiness of the take off for this initiative. One of the major networks is Airtel Ghana which is one of the leading Telecom Companies in the country. The Minister for Communications together with Deputy Ministers have taken the initiative to visit the company and to interact with management for their challenges and successes to be brought to the fore for policies to be made to safeguard the industry.

The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Birender Singh paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Communications Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and used the opportunity to congratulate her on her appointment to the Office of Minister. He talked about issues relating to Ghana Indian collaborations in the Communications Sector.

Hon. Ursula Owusu- Ekuful, Minister for communications has met with staff of GIFEC as part of her familiarization visits to Agencies under the Ministry. She was accompanied by her two Deputy Ministers Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei and Hon. George Andah to interact with management and staff of the organisation purposely to have first-hand information about their operations and to foster a closer working relationship with them.

Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications invited the members of the Transition Teams for both the in-coming administration and the out-gone administration for an evening reception to express her appreciation for their cooperation in ensuring a successful transition in the administration of the Ministry.

The well-attended informal event was held on the rooftop of the Ministry’s building with Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, former Minister for Communications, Mr. Ato Sarpong, former Deputy Minister and former Chairman and CEOs of the Agencies under the Ministry in attendance.

Monday, February 27, 2017

Mr. Abraham Kofi Asante has taken office as the Acting Administrator of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC). This follows his recent appointment by the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as his representative for the institution mandated to facilitate access to electronic communications technology in the country.

Mr. Asante was introduced to the management staff of GIFEC by Mr. Issah Yahaya, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Communications, on behalf of the sector Minister Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP).