adminACCRA. — The World Bank has so far disbursed more than half of the US$85 million it committed for the implementation of the e-Ghana project. A senior official of Africa Region Strategic Communications at World Bank Ghana Office, Kennedy Fosu disclosed that more than US$56 million had been disbursed for the project that is set to be completed next year.
“The objective of the project is to assist the recipient (Ghana) to generate growth and employment by leveraging information and communications technology and public-private partnerships to develop the IT-enabled services industry, and contribute to improved efficiency and transparency of selected government functions through e-government applications,” said Fosu.
The project being implemented by the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has components including e-government and e-Ghana Systems. — CAJ News.
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