During the programme a minute of silence was held to commemorate the memories of three personality the ICT community lost namely – Guido Sohne, software guru, Julianna Kaufmann, a Telecom expert and Fred Nutsugah secretary of parliament committee on communication. In his speech, His Excellence President John Agyekum Kuffour said " I convery my condolences to the bereaved family, friends and compatriot of the late Guido Sohne, the distinguished software engineer who made a mark on the International Scene. |
The first phase of the national optic fibre communication backbone project to reduce the cost of communication and other related services in the country has been completed. The first phase, which is dubbed the Southern Loop with an extension to Tamale, is currently on trial. |