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Articles about Government policies and interventions in tech
NCA Gives Conditional Approval For The Tigo and Airtel Merger To Move Forward
It would appear that the National Communications Authority (NCA) has finally granted conditional approval for a merger between Tigo…
Ghana National ID Registration Pushed Back To November 2017
Earlier in the year, the Ghana Government stated that the National ID registration would begin on September 15th…
Hacked! ICT Audit Report Shows That Kenya Elections Were Compromised
Today, Kenya’s Supreme Court annulled the Kenya Elections due to several irregularities in the election results. ICT experts…
Airtel and Tigo Merger Deal Faces Delay By Government, Raising Anxiety and Concerns
It’s been five months since it was announced that Airtel and Tigo would be merging to form one…
Deadline Pushers: Ghana’s Digital TV Migration Pushed To 2018
This news is totally expected but nonetheless, very disappointing. The Government of Ghana has decided to extend the…
Update: DVLA To Introduce New Drivers Licences Starting On July 18th
Update It looks like the Ministry Of Transport is SUSPENDING the issuance of the new DVLA driver’s license…
Update: National Identification Authority To Issue “Instant” ID Cards Starting September 15th
Update: The new date for the proposed National ID will begin in November. Check the updated story here.…
Proposed Airtel & Tigo Merger: A Match Made in Ghana
We were all shell-shocked when news about a possible merger between Airtel Ghana and Tigo Ghana hit the…
US Plans For Ban On Laptops From European Flights Are “Off The Table”
For a moment, passengers planning to travel to the United States from Europe were not going to be…
Alliance For Affordable Internet Coalition Meeting
Today, I attended a Ghana Coalition meeting organised by Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI). The event was held…