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National ICT Policy and Plan Development Committee

The National ICT4AD Consultative Pocess

Dialogue with the Private Sector

The National ICT Policy and Plan Development Committee met with the Private Sector at the Private Enterprise Foundation on Tuesday, the 26th of November 2002 as part of the National Consultative exercise aimed at developing an ICT-driven socio-economic development policy and plan.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the Private Sector all over the country, including representatives from the Ghana Association of Employers, Ghana Association of Women Employers and various groups.

List of Participants

Johnson Ben Oduro	Private Enterprise Foundation
Agyare-Boakye	Private Enterprise Foundation
Moses Agyemang	Private Enterprise Foundation
Elizabeth Vaah	Private Enterprise Foundation
Richared Pobi	Bus & Professional Women, Ghana
Stephen Mack	AIC Technologies Ghana Limited
G. K. Ofori	GUTA
Ol Diogo	Ghanaian Telegraph
Tesa Ayemor	Private Enterprise Foundation
Lucia Quachey	Ghana Association of Women Entrepreneurs (GAWE)
Tony Kisman	Tin-Ifa Ghana Limited, Member Ghana Employers Association
Michael Qwarshie	Persol Systems Limited, Member Ghana Employers Association
Isabella Datsomor	Ghana Association of Women Entrepreneurs (GAWE)
E. A. Osei	Microwave House Ghana Limited,IBN Business Partner
Kwasi Amoa	Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited Goldhouse Accra
Ebenezer K. Ampiah	Software house International Employers Association
Briget Kyeremanten-Darko	Aid to Artisan Ghana (ATAG)
Anthony Atinyo	Ghana Furniture & Wood Products Association (FAGE)
Frank Nana Enos	Ghana Furniture & Wood Products Association (FAGE)
Aba Conduah	American Chamber of Commerce (Ghana)
Tina Swatson Eshun	Hag/FAGE
Kenneth Quartey	GNAPF
Henaku	GNAPF
Mills-Odoi Donald	IT for Ghana
P. J. Nyam	Ghana British Chamber

Some of the key Comments and contributions

Participants agreed that the Government should encourage and support the Sector by ensuring that enabling policies are put in place.

It was understood that Ghana lags behind in terms of development, and that every effort should be made to support and promote its socio-economic development.

The mind-set of the people must be changed to make policies effective.

The Government should encourage local participation in its investment drive and policies will need to be put in place to support this.

The use of ICT’s to facilitate Ghana’s development should be seen within the longer-term perspective.

Human Resource is the key and putting in place policies to address this issue should be given top priority. There’s the need to deploy ICT’s in educational system from the primary school upwards

Government should create an enabling environment by addressing the key issues.

Government should promote competition, and enforce strict International Product standards etc.

Alliance should be formed between the Academia and the Industry to promote Research and Development which is necessary to drive and support the development of the local ICT Industry.

There is a need to standardize ICT procurement procedures within the Industry.

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