The Sister Cities Foundation is an organization founded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates (and his wife Melinda) aiming to develop a sister city relationship between developed nations and Africa. The CEO of the Sister Cities Foundation (Mary Kane) has announced the initiation of the Sister Cities Global Technology Centre in Accra, Ghana.
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Sister Cities Foundation Introduces New Technology Centre in Accra
Ghana sees high levels of Telecoms Investment but internet coverage is still limited
A recent report from the World Bank has revealed that Ghana received more than $1bn in Telecoms investment over a ten year period from 1998 to 2008. Such investments have led to a service offering at a very competitive price in Ghana, with international calls from Ghana being among the cheapest on the continent.
However, other countries have received far greater investment such as South Africa and Nigeria who received $18.1bn and $12.7bn respectively over the same period. This might explain figures from the International Telecommunication Union which show that Ghana had lower numbers of internet users in 2010 at 8.5 per 100 inhabitants, than South Africa, 12.3 per 100, and Nigeria, 28.4 per 100. (more…)
Tags: African Telecoms, Fibre-optic, Ghana, internet, World Bank
