The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu Ekuful (MP), says it is important to implement digital inclusion policies to enable the digital transformation agenda of government which will ensure a universal access to ICTs.
“Government is convinced that technological developments and advancement all over the world have strongly influenced the growth and development of countries and Ghana is no different” she said.
She was speaking at the inauguration of the Board of Trustee for the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) on Wednesday 22nd September 2021.
The board is made up of Mr Prince Ofosu Sefah, Administrator GIFEC, Madam Olivia Okailey Quartey, National Communication Authority (NCA), Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrisson, Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication, Mr Alexander Yaw Arphul, Ministry of Communications, Mr Emmanuel Adjei, Industry Forum Representative, Mr William Tetteh, Industry Forum Representative, Mrs Geta Stiggner-Quartey, Industry Forum Representative, Mr Emmanuel Antwi Kwarteng, Industry Forum Representative.
The Minister charged the Board to provide financial resources for the establishment of universal service and access for all communities and facilitate the provision of basic telephony, internet services, multimedia services, broadband and broadcasting services to these communities.
