Centre for E-Governance

2008
CTO's confidence in Ce-G's research abilities from dealing with the NGO in the past, led to Ce-G's involvement in the Commonwealth Rural Connectivity Research - COMARCI. Ce-G was tasked to do research work on rural connectivity in Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Ce-G's well-researched work was very well received by the CTO. The Final Report of PHASE ONE of the Project on COMARCI was launched in the UK on 19th June, 2008.

May 2008
On May 27 2008, the Ce-G in partnership with African Cancer Organization and Ghana Renewal Institute, organized a Human Resource Development public lecture on the topic: "HR Development as a Medium Term Growth for Ghana, An e-Agenda for Ghana with special focus on e-education and e-Health as e-Solutions."
The Main Speaker was the CEO of the CTO, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and it was ably chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor C.N.B Tagoe.
The first woman President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Letitia Obeng was our Introductory Speaker. This was a very well attended and enthusiastically received programme.

May 2008
In May 2008, Metro TV, a very popular TV Station, was approached by Ce-G for collaboration for a TV programme espousing ICT awareness.
This, Ce-G believes, forms part of its advocacy objectives.
The idea was most welcomed by the TV station and currently, Ce-G is in the process of looking for sponsors for its pilot TV show coming out hopefully, before the end of 2008.

Johanna Awotwi is expected to present a paper at the 2nd ICEGOV2008 Conference in Cairo, Egypt at the end of the year.
The Ce-G would like to partner with any credible organization to provide travel grants to 2 of its members to attend this Cairo event.
Such assistance shall be most appreciated.

Mr. Frank Braimah and Johanna Awotwi were invited to a workshop by OSIWA on an e-Governance Academy for Africa.
This was held at the SUNLODGE Hotel in Accra during the month of April.

Ce-G prepared and sent in a Grant proposal in partnership with the Ghana Investment Fund for Telecommunications (GIFTEL) under OSIWA's e-Governance and ICT programme areas.

May 2008
July 2008, saw The Director of Research and ICT Operations visiting some Community Information Centres in Ashanti Region -middle belt of Ghana - to prepare an ICT Needs Assessment Report for the Ce-G.

July 2008
Ce-G collaborating with another NGO to do a study into the possibility of setting up an ICT Park in Cape Coast - an educational citadel in Ghana.