NITA GETS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A 9 member Board of directors for the National Information Technology Agency has been inaugurated in Accra, Friday.

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) which is responsible for the regulation of Information Technology Communication (ICT) and electronic transaction in the country was established by an Act of Parliament (Act 771) in 2008.

The objective of the Agency is “to regulate the provision of ICT, ensure provision quality ICT and promote standards of efficiency and ensure high quality of service”.
The board is under the chairmanship of Dr. Nii Naaku Quaynor, and Mr. William Tevie as the Acting Director General.

Other members are Mr. Charles Aboah, Dr. Tony Aidoo, Mr. Eugene Agben, Mrs. Gladys Quarshie, Mr. Sylvester Kow Williams, Dr. Narteh Siaw-Sappore and Mr. Daniel Asante.

Inaugurating the board, Hon. Haruna Idrisu, the Minister for Communication asked the board to use their experience and expertise to support the Ministry of Communication and NITA to ensure the development of ICT in the country.

He urged the board to guide NITA to provide technology standards for specified hardware and software and ensure compliance with standards set for the Agency.

“Indeed how we strategise to take advantage of new and emerging technologies to improve upon service delivery to the citizenry rest on your shoulders”, he told the board.

Mr. Haruna Idrisu added that the board has to provide a strategic direction to empower NITA to persue the management of the nation’s ICT resources on a unified platform.
He said that the intervention would help eliminate the tendency of government agencies and institutions managing information technology resources independently and in an incompatible manner resulting in a waste, redundancy and unnecessary duplication.

Mr. Haruna Idrisu urged the board to work hard to move into the ICT “money zone” through effective delivery service.
“I challenge you to work hard under the guidance of the board to generate revenue and wean itself of the consolidated budget with the shortest possible time”, he added.

Mr. William Tevie, the Acting Director General of NITA said that NITA is in the middle to deploying different kinds of projects in the ICT space for government which include deploying eGovernment applications, intra government communication among others.

He promised that the board will work hard and make sure that the board delivers value to the government.