Babianeha (B/A) Aug. 16, GNA - Three farming communities along the Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire border in the Dormaa municipality now have access to Information Communication Technology (ICT) and a Community Library.
The beneficiary communities of the two projects, which cost GHC 7000, are Babianeha, Benekrom and Kofibadukrom.
Ghana’s Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) will focus on extending improved ICT access to rural areas, says Kofi Attor, the fund’s CEO.
A telecommunications security expert, Major Emmanuel Owusu- Adansi has suggested the establishment of a functional independent national body to combat the threats cyber crimes pose to the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and internal security in Ghana.
“A program is free software if users have all of the freedom to run the program for any purpose (freedom 0), the freedom to study how the program works and adapt it to your needs (freedom1), the freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour (freedom 2), the freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits. (Freedom 3)”
“Mobile phone operators should make use of every available opportunity to educate the general public on the importance of SIM card registration”. These were the words of the Northern Regional Coordinator of GINKS, Mr. Agbenyo John Stephen at the March 2010 session of the Northern ICT4D series on the theme “SIM card Registration and the Right to privacy”.
