The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has begun a two-day monitoring tour of rural telephony project sites and community information centres in the Volta Region to assess their progress and operational status.
The exercise, which started on Thursday, October 15, and is expected to end on Friday, October 16, 2026, is aimed at evaluating the implementation of digital infrastructure projects and identifying challenges affecting their delivery and use.
Mr George began his engagements with a courtesy call on the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, before proceeding to inspect selected facilities across the region.
On the first day, the Minister visited the Ho Community Information Centre under the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP), the new Rural Telephony Project site at Akoefe Gadza in Ho Central, the Silverstone Youth ICT Lab under OMCP in the Agotime-Ziope area, and the old rural telephony site at Akoefe.
The second day of the tour is expected to begin at the Ho Regional Information Centre, where Mr George will inspect the One Million Coders Project facility.
He is also scheduled to visit the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho, the old rural telephony site at Adaklu-Blidokope, the OMCP centre at Adaklu-Waya, and the new rural telephony sites at Adaklu-Dawanu and Adaklu-Kpetsu.
The Minister is expected to assess the level of work completed at the various sites, examine their operational conditions and determine whether the facilities are meeting their intended objectives.
The Rural Telephony Project is designed to extend mobile network coverage to underserved and unserved communities, particularly in rural areas, to improve access to reliable communication services and bridge the digital divide.
Community and Regional Information Centres, meanwhile, are intended to improve access to information, support digital services and provide platforms for government communication and information sharing.
The monitoring exercise is also expected to give the Ministry firsthand insight into challenges relating to project completion, maintenance and effective utilisation.
Findings from the tour will inform decisions on how to improve telecommunications infrastructure and expand digital access across the Volta Region.
The exercise forms part of broader government efforts to ensure that investments in rural connectivity and public digital infrastructure deliver practical benefits to communities with limited access to communication networks and digital services.
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