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
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