The Daily IIJ

In 2010, the World Bank launched its Policy on Access to Information. The new policy represents a fundamental shift in the Bank’s approach to disclosure of information moving from an approach that spells out what information it can disclose to one under which the Bank will disclose any information in its possession that is not [...]

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Berlin, Germany – Global Campaign for Education has asked the World Bank to honour its 2010 pledge of committing an additional US$750 million funding for basic education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia countries as a way of assisting them reach the education MDGs by 2015.

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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro in the Western Region, Samia Yaba Nkrumah has commissioned an ultra-modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre for cluster of basic schools and the people of the Beyin catchment area. Continue reading http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2011/11/samia-commissions-ultra-modern-ict.html

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The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a $496,000 grant to the Ghana Interbank Payments and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPPS) to help it determine the technical, operational and business requirements to expand participation in Ghana’s financial sector.  The grant is expected to fund technical assistance to evaluate the extension of branchless banking [...]

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More than 10,000 people in three communities in Ho municipality are benefitting from a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rotary International project that is providing safe drinking water. The communities are Abutia Teti, Takla Gborgame, and Nyive. Continue reading on www.globalnewsreel.com  

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The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum held in Bonn last week felt like a mini-homecoming of sorts. I was there to cover the event for the European Youth Press’ Orange Magazine, but because of the familiar faces I spotted in the crowd, it might as well have been an IIJ event. There were a lot [...]

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The lack of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure such as computers and internet access in every household and schools across the country is rendering efforts to promote ICT among all ages hopeless. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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Labone Senior High School (LABOSCO) confirmed its participation in the on-going Social Media Training Project for Senior High Schools across the country, sponsored by the United States Embassy in Accra in collaboration with Globalnewsreel.blogspot.com as its resource partner. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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The Non-state Actors (NSA) Strengthening Programme is funded to the tune of 2,469,900 pounds by the European Union (from the European Development Fun – EDF) and is being implemented in close collaboration with the Government of the Gambia. The overall objective of the Programme is to enhance the role of Non State Actors (i.e. civil [...]

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From Nathaniel Y. Yankson, Tamale INCREASED PRESSURE on daily water supply in the Northern Region has been ascribed to the ever growing population, urbanization and human activities such as bush burning, deforestation as well as bad farming practices in the area. Governments, according to the Deputy Northern Regional Minister, San Nasamu Asabigi, had tried in [...]

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