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06 Feb

Digital Skills Lead To Sustainable Jobs For Africa’s Youth – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

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The Communications and Digitalisation Minister has underscored the need to rope in the young population into the digital divide. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful insists that this is a sure way to ensure that employment is created for the teeming youth across Africa. She made these comment at the Digital Cooperation Organisation’s (DCO) 2nd Annual General Assembly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ghana has, for years, suffered an unemployment problem. In 2021, unemployment rate hit 4.70%, a 0.05% increase from 2020. But the Communication Minister believes that equipping the youth with the requisite digital skills will be the panacea to this crisis.…

19 Jan

AfCFTA Hub Needs Massive Investment To Succeed – Ursula

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There must be a deliberate and continuous effort to sustain the progress made with Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and looking forward to more progress to help the Africa continent on a better scale of preference. This is according to the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation and Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West constituency, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. She believes more investment into the area of digitalization, will help with such sustainability and also better Africa with its own identity in all areas. She made this known at the 74th edition of the annual New Year School and Conference by the University…

11 Nov

SIM-Related Fraud Has Declined Since Registration Exercise Started – Communications Minister

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Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says there has been a decline in SIM-related fraud since the commencement of the registration exercise. According to her, this is a clear testimony of government’s efforts to ensure a safe and secure digital ecosystem in the country as well as protect consumers and businesses. In a statement issued on Friday, November 11, to announce updates on the SIM card registration exercise, she noted that the Ministry’s priority has always been to ensure digital inclusion and to provide a secure environment for Ghanaians to access digital services. “ICT should be accessible to all without any risk…

11 Nov

SIM Cards Not Registered Completely To Be Deactivated On Nov. 30 – Communications Minister

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SIM cards that have been linked to Ghana Cards but not done the second phase of registration will be blocked from accessing data services on November 20 and completely deactivated on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, announced this in a statement issued on Friday, November 11. She said an announcement will be made on measures to accommodate persons who do not have Ghana Cards to register their SIM cards. This is expected to take place after ongoing consultations have been completed, she noted. Currently, a total of 30,011,082 SIM cards have been linked to…

17 Oct

We Have Made Good Progress With SIM Registration – Communications Minister

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Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said that, by every measurable yardstick and against the challenges that Ghana has as a developing economy, 14 million Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians can sleep safely, comforted by the fact that their 18.8 million SIM Cards are safe and secure. She said the country has made good progress with the registration exercise and this is a collective gain that we must celebrate. “It is however disconcerting that almost 10 million people who have linked their SIM Cards to their Ghana Cards (i.e. completed Stage 1 registration) have not completed their Stage 2 registration,”…

30 Sep

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Presents WTPF-21 Report at the On-Going ITU PP-22

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As the Chair of the sixth World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF-21), the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful presented a Report on the WTPF-21 to participants at the ongoing Plenipotentiary Conference(PP-22). The report which was presented on 28th September, 2022 summarises the preparatory process, roll-out and outcome of the WTPF-21. The report, as presented by the Minister, covers five thematic areas as listed below: · Enabling environment for the development and deployment of new and emerging telecommunication/ICT services and technologies to advance sustainable development · Affordable and secure connectivity in mobilising new and emerging telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable development…

08 Sep

Don’t Blame Your Service Provider For Sanctions If You Don’t Register Your SIM Cards – Ursula Owusu

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The Minister for Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says mobile telephony subscribers should not blame their service providers for failure to register their SIM cards. According to her, a full raft of punitive measures will soon be rolled out against those who fail to register their SIM Cards, using the Ghana Card. In this regard, she stressed in a Facebook post on Wednesday that, “At a subsequent press conference in September, the full scope of the sanctions will be revealed. If you suffer that fate as a result of your own inaction, kindly do not blame your service provider. To…