Republic of Ghana

    National ICT Policy and Plan Development Committee

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - UNESCO

Project Name INFODEV
Supporting Organisation UNESCO and WORLD BANK
Implementing Organisation University of Ghana
Project Description And Objective To link higher educational institutions and research institutions to the information highway to create easy access to information for researchers, students, etc. and create a network
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org
National
Full Implementation
Educational Institutions,
Research institutions and students

Project Name Training of Librarians from a number of institutions on the use of CDS/ISIS
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation INSTI at CSIR
Project Description And Objective Training of librarians in the use of the CDS/ISIS software for cataloging etc.
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org
National
Full Implementation

Project Name Inventory of Educational Databases in Ghana
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation National Commission for UNESCO at the Min. of Education
Project Description And Objective To inventory the current situation of Educational Databases in Ghana
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org

Sectoral
Educational

Full Implementation
Min. of Education

Project Name IT equipment for the Library of the Min. of Education
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Min. of Education
Project Description And Objective To assist the ministry to have a documentation centre
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org

Sectoral
Educational

Full Implementation
Min. of Education

Project Name UN GIS and Databases Taskforce
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Min. of Finance with CSDU and NDPC
Project Description And Objective To review the GIS and Databases situation in Ghana for the UN locally and also to support Government
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org
National
Full Implementation
United Nations

Project Name DISCOVERGHANA – A Website
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Min. of Tourism (MoT) and National Commission on Culture (NCC)
Project Description And Objective To merge culture and development and make it a tool for tourist as well as researchers on Ghana
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org

SectoralTourism

Full Implementation
Min. of Tourism, National Commission. on Culture

Project Name A proposed Training Programme for Journalist on HIV/AIDS
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Ghana Journalist Association (GJA)
Project Description And Objective
The workshop is to strengthen the capacity of the Ghanaian media in their coverageof HIV/AIDS issues and better inform and educate people on the HIV/AIDS situation and therefore raise public awareness required to improve prevention
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org

Sectoral
Media

March 2003
Full Implementation
The general public

Project Name A Community radio station at Ada and Winiba
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Beneficiary communities
Project Description And Objective To help in community mobilization, education and awareness creation on health and other issues
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org
Community based
2000 – 2001
Full Implementation
Ada and Winneba
communities

Project Name Ocean Data Information Network Africa II
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Fisheries Department
Project Description And Objective
Provide bibliographic and scientific literature to marine scientists in Africa Promote and facilitate communication, and marine activities between marine and coastal scientists in Africa and other regions
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org

Sectoral
Fisheries

Full Implementation
Fisheries Department

Project Name The Old Accra
Supporting Organisation UNESCO
Implementing Organisation Ghana Monuments and Museums Boards (GMMB)
Project Description And Objective A proposed documentation center, and an initial archaeological survey of Ussher Fort have been done and documented electronically to provide information for the next phase of the project
Scope of Project Project Time Frame Stage of Project Beneficiary Inst./ Org
       

Project Name Consolidating Democratic Governance Programme
Supporting Organisation United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
Implementing Organisation National Governance Programme
Project Description And Objective
Promoting an advanced level of consolidation in the practice of democratic governance in Ghana through institutional development, advocacy and facilitation of dynamic processes and more effective co-ordination of governance partnership
Scope of Project
Project Time Frame
Stage of Project
Beneficiary Inst./ Org
National
01/10/2002 to 2006
Full Implementation
Parliament, CHRAJ, FIDA
Judiciary, NCCE, NMC, EC,
IEA, TUC, IDEG, SFO, GJA

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