GIFEC administrator concludes inspection of projects in Ashanti Region

He said that a key component of GIFEC’s mandate is to build the capacity of citizens to take up opportunities in the 4th Industrial Age that we are in, which is driven by Digitalisation.

Emmanuel Armah, who represented the District Chief Executive, said that the Assembly is grateful to be included in GIFEC’s interventions, and pledged support for the management and maintenance of the centre.

Sefah apprised them of GIFEC’s developments in the Ashanti Region in general, and in the Bekwai District in particular.

He said, that although delayed by about 1 year, by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the biggest investment in telecommunication infrastructure by any government, being implemented by GIFEC on behalf of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation under the great leadership of Hon.

In the Ashanti Region, he said that, specifically, 119 GRT&DIP Sites have been built, out of which 70 are already activated and delivering Voice and Data services to the citizens of Asanteman.

He said that his Team is working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the Asanteman to ensure that the Region gets its due share of the remaining Sites to be built, and to get the remaining built Sites activated

Further, he said that GIFEC’ss Cyberlabs Programme will establish 200 ICT labs across the country this year, to increase access to ICT.