Introduction

Mr. Joseph Tetteh is the Director for the IT Directorate. The Directorate is responsible for the design, implementation, and direction of the IT policies strategy of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, promote the building of confidence and security in the use of ICTs in the Sector, and strengthen institutional capabilities and human resource capacities in the use of ICTs to facilitate delivery of quality services by the Ministry and as well manage the Information infrastructure of the Ministry. The Directorate is also responsible for supervising the development of frameworks to support the sector’s digitalisation agenda.

Vision

To support the management and convergence of information and communications technologies to ensure the development of modern ICT infrastructure.

Mission

The mission is to provide IT/IM personnel required to develop, deploy, manage and support Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and information and knowledge management systems and processes within the national economy arising from implementation of ICT platform for delivery of services.

Vision

To support the management and convergence of information and communications technologies to ensure the development of modern ICT infrastructure.

Core Functions

The Directorate as part of its mandate performs the following:

Ensuring the development and the application of IT/IM standards and quality assurance systems in relation to the implementation and the deployment or rollout of IT/IM systems and resources within the Ministry.
Reviews procedures, standards and guidelines to support the implementation of IT/IM systems within the organization.
Providing advice and direction on strategies for the identification, evaluation, selection, and implementation of current state-of-the-art technology solutions to support IT/IM initiatives of the Ministry.
Supervising the design and the deployment of IT/IM systems within the Ministry.
Supervise and coordinate the monitoring of operations of the Ministry’s IT/IM infrastructure and take appropriate actions to resolve them.
Coordinating the development and implementation of appropriate procedures, standards, and guidelines to support the procurement, deployment, and the implementation of IT/IM systems within the Ministry.
Coordinate and supervise the development of Ministry’s short- and long-term IT/IM plans by coordinating with other departmental heads and government agencies.

Units under the Directorate

The Directorate has three Units, namely:

Telecommunications Policy, Standards & Regulations
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy, Standards & Regulations
Internet Management & Data Security Policy, Standards & Regulations