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MoU signed to bolster ICT in hinterland

THE issue of cyber security and supporting legislation for the ICT sector will be explored with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministries of Public Telecommunications and Finance and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The agreement was signed Thursday at the Ministry of Finance Boardroom and it follows a project […]

Community Development News

Four hinterland schools latest beneficiaries of e-gov network programme

Students from four hinterland secondary schools in Regions Seven, Eight and Nine are the latest beneficiaries of government’s e-government programme. The programme was rolled out in 2016 is designed to inter-connect Government Ministries and agencies. Presidential Advisor, E-government, Floyd Levi explained to the Department of Public Information/Government Information Agency (DPI/GINA) that, “so far we have […]

Community Development News

ICT access to be boosted in hinterland, poor, remote areas in 2017

The sum of $314M has been allocated for investment in infrastructure and equipment necessary to improve and expand the Information Communication Network (ICT) sector. This amount will cater for the provision for an additional tower, and access points, as well as virtualisation host hardware to provide a platform for communication among government agencies. Following the […]