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10.02.2016 Science

Instinct Wave launches ICT Week

10.02.2016 LISTEN
By GNA

Accra, Feb. 10, GNA - Instinct Wave Ltd., publishers of Africa's only free premium ICT and telecoms magazine, has said the maiden Ghana ICT Week Celebration would occur on 16 to 21 May.

The theme for the occasion is: 'Celebrating ICTs & its role in national development', will provide the setting for a discussion on the massive impact ICTs/Internet has had on the lives of Ghanaians.

A statement issued in Accra by Mr Derrick N.A Tagoe, the Media Relations Officer, said this will also focus on the future prospects and way forward for the industry.

It said as Ghana was gradually becoming a wired and technologically developed country with organizations and government agencies adopting ICT based solutions 'the time is right for the ICT industry to be celebrated for its massive contribution to Ghana's economy'.

The statement said the week will also be used to address the global nature of the technology sector and discuss the current and future affairs of ICT in the country.

'It's a dream come true for my team and I. We have spent days and months planning this all important week and we know at the end of it all, the event will achieve its goals,' it said.

The annual event will also serve as a platform to engage all stakeholders to improve processes in the provision of better services to both citizens and businesses, as well as promote public participation.

'With Ghana's internet penetration at 19.6 per cent, the ICT Week Celebration will serve as an advocacy to push for a national ICT policy to encourage its adoption in rural and remote parts of the country,' the statement said.

GNA

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