The theme for the occasion was “Sharing lessons for national development”.
In an address, the Deputy Minister for Communications, Mr Ernest Attuquaye Armah, said the Communications Ministry recognised the development and exploitation of Information & Telecommunication Technologies (ICT’s) that can facilitate sustainable livelihoods in deprived communities.
Mr Armah noted that the launch of the knowledge product will go a long way to open up the enormous opportunities in the three northern regions and other communities that have been identified under the programme.
The Deputy Minister acknowledged the need to integrate the new emerging economic order where information and knowledge are fundamental to achieving competitiveness, investments of human capacity and improved governance― leading to wealth-creation and national prosperity through the appropriate use of information and communication technologies.
In a brief statement delivered on behalf of the Chief Director of the Ministry of Information, Mr Mawutodzi Abissath, Deputy Director, ISD, in charge of ICT, said ICT has succeeded in transforming the entire globe into a miniature community and government welcomes any effort geared towards empowering the people, especially the poor in the rural communities, with any information that will help reduce poverty.
Mr Abisath said certain key issues that are at the heart of poverty problems in the communities have been identified, some of which, he said, include the lack of a system that channels relevant information on resources available to support community developments, to communities that require and can use such information.
Another key issue, he said, is the difficulty in finding relevant online content for rural Ghanaians. “Although there is a great deal of information from development partners, civil society organisations, extension services providers, most of this is not available online or electronically”, he stressed.
Mr Abissath disclosed that the Ghana Development Information Portal (GDIP) branded www.tsoboi.com have been designed as a one-stop shop for accessing and sharing locally-relevant development information content.
He said the GDIP is linked to the Government of Ghana Portal www.ghana.gv.gh which is being managed by the ISD, the contents of which, he said is expected to feed into Community Information Centres (CICs) established by the Ministry of Communications across the length and breadth of the country.
The SRLP, implemented in Ghana by Africa 2ooo Network-Ghana, was established by the UNDP in partnership with the Government of Ghana as a potentially-effective approach to tackle poverty by increasing productive capacity.
Source: ISD (Tally Asiedu)
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