By Eric Akumiah. National IT Agency, Ghana. National IT Agency

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1 Towards Information Society Ghana s Changing Infrastructure Landscape By Eric Akumiah, Ghana

2 Agenda Introduction Broadband Policy Demand Side Interventions Supply Side Interventions Way forward

3 Ghana Profile Location West Coast of Africa North : Burkina Faso East : Togo West : Ivory Cost South: Atlantic Ocean Lat: N Long: W Area Total : 238,535km 2 Population 2013 estimate: m Density :106.25/km 2 GDP(nominal)2013 est. Total : US$43 billion- Per capita :US$1,670

4 2009 Fixed line penetration 1.14% Internet Penetration -4.2% Sub Marine Fiber Optic Cable: SAT 3 120Gbps Sale of Incumbent Operator to Vodafone (Global Mobile Operator) Focal areas for Broadband Penetration: Mobile Broadband Fixed Mobile broadband

5 Broadband Policy Initiative Initiative Year Remarks Ghana Connect BB Initiative 2009 Multi-stakeholder MOC 2011/2012 As part of ICT4AD Policy review Broadband Policy Statement Targets Year Bandwidth 40% Penetration Mbps 90% Penetration Mbps

6 Optimizing Economic Effect Supply-SIDE SIDE Interventions

7 Supply-side Actions Enabling legal Environment Competition & Investments Spectrum Allocation Reducing deployment Cost Core Networks Legal instrument enacted for primary promoters NITA, NCA, GIFEC ETA, ECA More Operators licensed, international connectivity liberalized WiMAX/LTE License auction 2011 (3 licenses ) 2,500 Mhz range NITA allocated License to operate government network Guidelines for infrastructure share E-Government Network, Private Operators backbone build-out Inclusive broadband GIFEC setup Community Information centers, facilitate access to underserved areas

8 Liberalizing International Connectivity Year No. of Operators Price per E1 USD , OPERATORS IN 2013 SAT-3 Submarine -340Gbps Main One Cable Tbps Glo-1 640Gbps WACS 5.2 Tbps ACE Tbps

9 Expanding National Backbone Connectivity FOCUS ON EXPANDING NATIONAL BACKBONE Leveraging on Existing infrastructure (power line) Private Sector commercial built-out and government build-out for underserved Capacity share between Operators (including Government) Fiber & LTE

10 Government Infrastructure Initiatives (e(e-government) Metropolitan Area Network Ministries Enclave (10Gbps) + 4 New 4Gbps Rings WAN - WiMAX Wireless Network (30 BTS) Upgrade to LTE + Increase 30 BTS this and incrementally by 60 annually for coverage of all Districts by 2015 National, Secondary & Disaster Recovery Datacenters Over 12,000 LAN Ports in MDAs, Schools, Police station, hospitals Fiber cable Eastern & Western Corridors

11 Optimizing Economic Effect Demand Side Interventions

12 Supply-side Actions Affordability of devices & Access Removal of sales taxes, passing on lowering of cost bandwidth to consumer Gov tbb Use Extensive e-service application rollout, ICT Skills KACE, GTUC and Ghana Multimedia Incubation Center Consumer Protection Continuous Improvement of Consumer protection by NCA, NITA rolling out 1 stop call centers for customer support

13 Government Demand Side Initiatives 11 pilot e- Service platforms (100 more to come) GeGOV Tax administration e-services - Online Tax Management E-Payment Infrastructure E-Justice, e- Parliament, e- immigration, e- health

14 Citizens Services Business registration Marriage registration Birth & Death registration Communication Service licensing Police CID Background Search Passport renewal Drivers and Vehicle License Renewal

15 More Government Initiatives Correspondence / Document Management Systems Intranet for MDAs Gov. Web Standards Public Key Infrastructure Payment Gateway Open Data Automating Gov. Correspon dence and Document Manag. Enhance Governme nt Work Efficiency Ensure Uniform Web standards with Gov. Root CA for Ghana + Gov CA for secure governmen t communica tions Ensure Citizen can pay for Gov. services online Ensure Citizens feedback for enhanced efficiency

16 Unified Communications Video Conferencing Equipment in all regional Administrations Ministries Chief Justice To enhance efficiency in government MS Lyncfor all MDAs VoiPtelephony across MDAs being deployed

17 Mobile Telecom- August 2013 Mobile Operators July August Growth % EXPRESSO 154, , MILLICOM (TIGO) 3,754,624 3,785, SCANCOM(MTN) 12,792,148 12,740, VOICE Telephony Mobile Voice Market Share -August 2013 EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL GLO MOBILE VODAFONE MOBILE 5,792,061 5,834, AIRTEL 3,117,543 3,366, GLO MOBILE 1,633,379 1,629, % 6% 1% 14% ,244,579 27,511, Mobile Subcriber base - July/August 21% 46% Population: 25,370,000 Current Mobile Penetration - 107% Source: NCA Ghana ( July August

18 Mobile Telecom- August 2013 Mobile Operators July August Growth % EXPRESSO 154, , MILLICOM (TIGO) 3,754,624 3,785, SCANCOM(MTN) 12,792,148 12,740, VODAFONE MOBILE 5,792,061 5,834, AIRTEL 3,117,543 3,366, GLO MOBILE 1,633,379 1,629, VOICE Telephony Mobile Voice Market Share -August 2013 EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL 12% 6% 1% 14% GLO MOBILE ,244,579 27,511, Mobile Subcriber base - July/August 21% 46% Population: 25,370,000 Current Mobile Penetration - 108% Source: NCA Ghana ( July August

19 Telecom_ Data Mobile Operators July August Growth EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL GLO MOBILE ,344,322 10,564, Mobile Data Subcriber -Jul/AUG '13 July August Mobile Data Market Share August 13 EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL 11% DATA Comm. 15% 2% 1% 14% 57% GLO MOBILE Population: 25,370,000 Source: NCA Ghana ( Current Mobile Data Penetration 40%

20 Telecom_ Data Mobile Operators July August Growth EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL GLO MOBILE ,344,322 10,564, Mobile Data Subcriber -Jul/AUG '13 July August Mobile Data Market Share August 13 EXPRESSO MILLICOM (TIGO) SCANCOM(MTN) VODAFONE MOBILE AIRTEL 11% DATA Comm. 15% 2% 1% 14% 57% GLO MOBILE Population: 25,370,000 Source: NCA Ghana ( Current Mobile Data Penetration 41.6%

21 Mobile Broadband Usage raking October 2013 Global rank Country Penetration rate 49 Ghana 33.3% 55 Zimbabwe 29.7% 56 Namibia 28.8% 60 Egypt 26.9% 62 South Africa 26% 65 Cape Verde 22.5% 69 Mauritius 21.5% 76 Botswana 16.6% 77 Sudan 16.4% 82 Libya 13.8% Source: International Telecommunications Union (ITU) See more at:

22 Moving Forward

23 Policy and Legal framework New Thematic Policy areas Cyber security Green ICTs Geo Spatial ICT New Legal Instruments Electronic Communications Regulation Electronic Regulation on Dumping of Electronic Waste National Digital Content Management Bill

24 7 Critical Internet Infrastructure Growth Strategy IXP Root server Cross Border Connections Vibrant Fully Automated Internet Registry (.gh cctld) by 2014

25 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) Open Data e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project E-Transform Sequel to e-ghana Program (ending June 2014) Objective is to speed-up economic Impact of broadband Adoption improve efficiency and coverage of priority government services, particularly in rural and underserved areas nurture entrepreneurship and increase jobs through ICT-enabled entrepreneurship Protect Citizens digital Identity and responsible use of cyberspace (NID, Data Commission support) innovative applications to improve service delivery in the priority areas of health, education, judicial, and parliamentary services Starting 2015 Support from the World bank-total cost at USD97m

26 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Citizens ID Online Verification Unique electronic identification systems, that validate citizens and confirms rights to public services while promoting better access to online transactions, financial and other services Owner : National Identification Authority Open Data Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project

27 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Job Creation Innovative Centers Establishment of ihubsand mlabs Operational costs for ihubsand mlabs Capacity building for ihubsand mlabs Open Data Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project Owner: ITES Ghana & NITA

28 Ghana s E-Transform Program Ghana Open Data Citizens Digital identity e-services Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) Health Internet Infrastructure Open Data Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project Upgrade of portals for open Government Data Development of Policies and Regulations for open data Capacity building for Data Analytics

29 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) Open Data e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project Strengthening e-services 1. E-Parliament 2. E-Immigration 3. E-Justice 4. E-Health 5. E-Cabinet 6. E-Services for 100 MDAs 7. E-Procurement

30 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) Open Data e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project Integrated ehealth Systems Strategic Plan for Integrated ehealth System in Ghana Equipment and medical call centers Operational support costs for medical call Centres WAN Connectivity for 4 Medical call Centres Owner:

31 Ghana s E-Transform Program Citizens Digital identity Innovation Centers (mlabs, ihub) Open Data e-services Health Internet Infrastructure Teachers Education Portal & Schools Project Teachers & Schools Project Teachers Network and educational portal Teachers Capacity Building WAN connectivity for 200 schools LAN Installation for 200 school & Wireless Networks Bandwidth & Maintenance Costs Digital content for schools

32 Closing Remarks Mix of demand side and supply-side interventions to pursued to achieve basic goal Challenge with Statistics Broadband Council yet to put in place New initiatives focus on economic Impact

33 THANK YOU?