Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, has stated that her ministry is working relentlessly to guarantee that the remaining 3.5 million Ghanaians without access to the internet would have access by the end of 2023.
She made the news during her keynote lecture at Valley View University's Techiman Campus in the Bono East Region, which marked the end of the National Girls in ICT program.
"The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation's efforts to construct community ICT centers and cell sites around the country will ensure that the majority of Ghanaians have access to mobile networks," she added.
"According to studies, nearly 3.5 million Ghanaians do not have access to mobile phones. This group of folks will breathe a sigh of relief at the end of next year."
She said that more than two thousand centers and sites are being established and are on pace to make this a reality.
"We've made it a priority to build ICT centers and rural telephony sites around the country to support the teaching and learning of ICT courses for our females and youngsters in general."
"This will provide girls and young women in the nation an opportunity to learn about and be exposed to technology." The topic for this year is 'Access and Safety,' as previously stated.
"To solve Ghana's access issue, the Ministry is undertaking its Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion Project through GIFEC, which anticipates the building of over two thousand sites for connection across the country."
"Over 700 sites have already been created since 2020, and several communities have been linked." All locations would be finished by the end of next year."
This is the first time since the start of the girls in ICT program in 2012 that five areas are honoring the program independently within a year. A remarkable development, according to the minister. A hundred females from around the world
Eleven districts in the Bono East Region received laptops, while others received cash and incentives for their schools, like as coding clubs.
She requested the Regional Coordinating Council to assume responsibility for the facilities and guarantee that they are properly maintained. For their efforts, some of the best performing instructors and regional executives won laptops.