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The\u00a0Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC)\u00a0has
\nbagged three awards at the just ended\u00a0Ghana Information Technology &
\n Telecom Awards\u00a0(GITTA).<\/p>\n

The CEO of GIFEC\u00a0Abraham Kofi Asante was adjudged the Public\u00a0Sector ICT CEO of the Year for his sterling leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is credited for spearheading\u00a0the\u00a0deployment of 400\u00a0telephony and internet service\u00a0sites as part of the Organization\u2019s Rural Telephony Project\u00a0and the establishment of over 200 Cyber laboratories in deprived communities throughout Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Significantly, the ICT capacities have been built for\u00a0over\u00a0400,000\u00a0participants in the informal sector to\u00a0bring\u00a0them into the information society\u00a0from 2017 to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GIFEC, the institution he superintends\u00a0over\u00a0also picked up Awards for
\n Excellence in Promoting Government Digitization and also for
\nTransforming Education Through Technology.GIFEC is
\nthe\u00a0Module\u00a0Implementing Partner\u00a0(MIP) of the Digitize Ghana, under the
\nNABCO Programme.<\/p>\n

The award\u00a0ceremony\u00a0is to honour dynamic and hardworking individuals and institutions\u00a0in the\u00a0Information\u00a0and Communications\u00a0Technology (ICT) industry in Ghana who\u00a0were endeared\u00a0in the year under review.<\/p>\n

It is the biggest ICT event in Ghana and it recognizes innovation and achievement in the Nation\u2019s ICT Landscape. \u00a0<\/p>\n

GIFEC won these awards in recognition of its tireless efforts and commitment\u00a0to offering outstanding service and\u00a0innovation in the ICT industry.<\/p>\n

It is the implementing Agency under the Ministry of Communications
\nand has over the years facilitated the provision of Universal Access of
\naffordable ICTs to all persons for socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning these awards has further encouraged the Agency to adopt needed technological strategies to bridge the digital divide between the served and underserved communities in Ghana, Abraham Kofi Asante\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

The event was attended by captains in the technology sector\u00a0including
\n the Vice President Dr\u00a0Mahamudu Bawumia who has been instrumental in
\ntransforming Public Administration using ICT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n