Thursday 25 February, 2021
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The Connected Society Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity, which is funded by UK aid from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), was set up to expand digital inclusion in rural areas through innovative new technology solutions. We are delighted that the partnerships between MTN Uganda and iSat Africa, and Vodafone Ghana and NuRAN Wireless, have now brought life-enhancing mobile coverage to up to 50,000 people in several deep rural communities through this project. Below we detail why the Fund is so important and the successful solutions.
As part of his commitment to the Information Communications Technology learning in his constituency, the Member of Parliament for Pru West constituency of the Bono East Region Hon.Stephen Jallulah in collaboration with Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic (GIFEC) which is under Ministry of Communications has donated Ten brand new set of computers to Abease D/A basic junior high school in Pru West constituency.
Hon.Stephen Jallulah stated that the need to invest in the ICT education cannot be overemphasized since ICT is now rules the market space.In this regard, he called on the students to make ICT study a priority to make them competitive in the job market.
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