6.27  Information  and  Communication  Technology  (ICT)   Under   the   e-­‐Ghana   project,   the   Ministry   of   Communication   has   developed   human   resource   capacity   related   Information   Technology   Enabled   Services   (ITES)   certification   and   standardisation  procedures.  The  Ministry  is  also  pursuing  the  development  of  the  National   Fibre  Communication  Backbone  infrastructure  network  to  provide  open  access  broad  band   connectivity.  Network  survey  and  design  of  the  various  sites  were  undertaken,  equipment   procured,  Achimota  distribution  site  constructed,  and  492  km  of  fiber  cable  laid.   The   National   Communication   Authority   (NCA)   is   developing   modalities   for   allocation   of   Worldwide   Information   for   Microwave   Access   (MIMAX)   services   to   benefit   all   the   major   telecom   sector   operators.   This   will   promote   the   development   of   affordable   wireless   broadband  access.       92   Community   Information   Centres   (CICs)   out   of   the   projected   230   were   constructed   to   promote  all-­‐inclusive  information  and  knowledge  society  to  benefit  under  served  and  rural   areas.  The  Government  Assisted  PC  Programme  (GAPP)  under  the  iAdvance  Computer  4All   Project  sold  10,000  units  of  computers  to  the  public  and  private  educational  institutions  as   well   as   individuals   to   increase   the   availability   and   usage   of   computers   in   the   country.   In   the   155    

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