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National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is a public service institution established by Act 771 in 2008 as the
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Its mandate includes identifying, promoting and developing innovative technologies, standards, guidelines and practices among government agencies and local governments, as well as ensuring the sustainable growth of ICT via research & development planning and technology acquisition strategies to facilitate Ghana's prospect of becoming a technology-driven, knowledge-and values-based economy as espoused in the e-Ghana project which ideally seeks to assist the Government generate growth and employment, by leveraging ICT and public-private partnerships.
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ICT
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policy implementing arm of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. NITA is the agency responsible for implementing Ghana's IT policies.
NITA
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Its mandate includes identifying, promoting and developing innovative technologies, standards, guidelines and practices among government agencies and local governments, as well as ensuring the sustainable growth of ICT via research & development planning and technology acquisition strategies to facilitate Ghana's prospect of becoming a technology-driven, knowledge-and values-based economy as espoused in the e-Ghana project which ideally seeks to assist the Government generate growth and employment, by leveraging ICT and public-private partnerships.
e-Ghana project
The establishment of the National Information Technology Agency is essential for e-Government to take off in Ghana. E-Government, being an essential component of the e-Ghana project will contribute to improved efficiency, transparency and accountability in selected Government functions.Objectivity
The objects of NITA are to: * Regulate the provision of information communications technology. * Ensure the provision of quality information communications technology. * Promote standards of efficiency. * Ensure high quality of serviceSee also
* Ghana Open Data Initiative * Ghana Government Online Services Portal - eServices * Ghana Government Payment PortalReferences
External links
Official website
{{Authority control Scientific organisations based in Ghana Organizations established in 2008