Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said technical works on the interoperability of the payment system has been completed and would be launched in January next year. He said the implementation of the system would enable persons using mobile phones and traditional bank accounts to communicate and send money across...
Government is hoping that a full implementation of its digitisation drive next year would facilitate tax compliance and payment by Ghanaians. Out of a total of 4million people active in the formal sector, just about 1.3m currently pay their taxes, estimated at some GH¢3.5billion. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, speaking to the...
MainOne Cable, Ghana’s leading communications solutions provider, has reiterated its commitment to assisting enterprises improve efficiency and productivity with premium connectivity, data centre, and value-added services solutions. This position was emphasised at the recent eCommerce eXpo, held in Accra on the theme ‘Shaping Ghana’s ecommerce landscape through innovation, adoption and...
Huawei has partnered Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to run Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy (HAINA) program for students at the university. The HAINA initiative is a global ICT technology education program which authorizes universities and tertiary education organizations to deliver Huawei certification courses to their...
Government’s drive to digitise the economy will be effectively complemented by the various payment initiatives the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has rolled out.  This will ensure that the country derives the full benefit of a digital economy. GhIPSS, since 2007 has been deploying a number of electronic...
Unlocking Women and Technology (UWAT), an iSpace initiative that gives women between the ages of 18-35 years an opportunity to learn how to code and start-up their businesses has reach reached its business incubator stage. The ladies who were selected into the 2017 training programme were taken through a three...
The second edition of the Future Cities Show, that will take place in Dubai, UAE, from April 9-11, 2018, will set the tone for smart cities through the three pillars – sustainability, innovation, happiness and showcase the future of urban life. With a theme of achieving sustainability through innovations,...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with a unique identifier network connectivity that enables some physical components to collect and exchange data over the internet without human intervention. Corporate organizations, individuals, government agencies...
The country’s five-year Broadband Policy has failed to make any progressive impact in the socio-economic future of the citizens, the Chief Executive Officer of the Broadband Communications Chamber (BBCC), Elorm Gustav Tamakloe has stated. “The Chamber believes that Ghana’s current 2012 Broadband Policy and Implementation Strategy has lost the fundamentals...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced in the 2018 budget that 4,000 National Service Personnel (NSP) will be engaged to emboss the digital addresses on properties across the country. “In 2018, government through Ghana Post will develop postal codes to feed into the National Identification System. About 4,000 National Service...