Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Huawei’s Android loss: How it affects you
The restrictions being placed on Huawei’s access to the Android operating system will cast a long shadow over Tuesday’s launch of the Chinese company’s latest handsets. The firm has invited press from across the globe to London to witness the unveiling of its Honor 20 Series smartphones. The BBC understands the devices will still offer…
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Audit Service launches mobile application to track public funds usage
The Ghana Audit Service has launched a mobile application to enable it to track how public funds are effectively and efficiently used. The application called the Citizens-Eye will enable individuals to report public officials who engage in corrupt practices as well as poor service delivery to the Audit Service via mobile phones. According to the…
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Jumia Partners MTN for 2019 iFest Roll-Out
Jumia Ghana, the leader in e-commerce in Ghana, has partnered MTN, the leading telecommunication services provider in Ghana in the roll-out of this year’s iFest, a month-long educational campaign on the relevance of internet in everyday lives. Under the theme: “Experience MTN 4G+”, the 2019 iFest which also features Data Clinics, a nation-wide tour of…
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Govt will engage private sector to drive technological dev’t—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will engage the private sector to drive the technological needs of the country. This, he said will create competition to enable the private sector deliver at a reasonable cost. Dr. Bawumia was speaking at the Third Africa Leadership Conference organized by the International Advertising Association…
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NCA unveils plan to ban all fake phones
Mobile devices that enter the country will now be tested for their authenticity before being released onto the market. This follows the completion of a state of the art laboratory by the National Communications Authority to test such devices. The NCA, together with other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry, has on a number of occasions…
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Aventura Technologies, TripleCyber to establish cyber security centre in Ghana
Aventura Technologies Ghana, local representatives of the American security giants are teaming up with Israeli firm TripleCyber to build an ultra-modern cybersecurity centre (SOC) in Ghana. The partnership which was launched in Accra this week is designed to avail to Ghana both technology and skilled personnel in the cybersecurity world. It has been predicted that…
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Revenues telcos earn from mobile money should be taxable — George Andah
Deputy Minister of Communications George Andah has said that government is exploring the possibility of taxing the income mobile money companies earn from transactions. Mr. Andah speaking at the Ghana Digital Roadmap event last week said it should be possible for government to explore revenue opportunities in the mobile money ecosystem suggesting that government wants…
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Ghana marks World Telecommunications Day
Ghana has joined the rest of the world today in observing the 2019 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) under the theme: “Bridging the standardisation gap”. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the celebration since its inception in 1969. The day was observed to raise awareness of the importance of the theme as…
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MTN Ghana decries rampant fibre cuts
MTN Ghana says it is ready to play its part in bringing an end to the damaging phenomena of fibre cuts in the telecommunication industry. “On the issue of fibre cuts, we have seen an increase in the country and about 80 percent of the cuts are due to road construction works. The drastic rise…
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Hubtel presents computers and accesories to five schools
Hubtel, a leading bulk messaging and e-commerce platform provider has donated ICT equipment to five schools in the Greater Accra Region as part of the company’s social responsibility commitments. Hubtel is Ghana’s first tech company to become a member of the globally acclaimed Pledge 1 percent in 2017. By this, Hubtel pledged to give 1…