The Minister of State Designate, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has hinted that government intends to merge the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and the Information Services Department (ISD).
This move forms part of a major restructuring of the government's communication infrastructure with a purpose to modernise government communication by leveraging on technology to ensure efficiency in government communications.
Speaking during his vetting on Friday, January 31, Mr Kwakye Ofosu stressed the need for a new approach, citing the obsolescence of traditional methods employed by the ISD.
He further emphasised that President John Dramani Mahama envisions a transformed communication system that consolidates the ISD and GNA into a unified government communication office, ensuring improved service delivery at a more efficient rate. "What has become clear is that the approaches that have been adopted over the period are no longer fit for purpose.
