LAGOS: The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has solicited the help of India to turn the Tema Community Center into a modern ICT facility. He disclosed that Ghana is committed to strengthen relations with India to draw the expertise of the country in revenue mobilization. He stated that India would assist the District Assemblies in mobilizing money by tracking revenue through an electronic system. He said there was the need for Ghana to understudy India being a global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert. Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Rajinda Bahaght said his country is committed to the development of Ghana and would support the Electoral Commission with the provision of indelible ink to be used in the December Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He further said India had indentified some areas to support Ghana's development agenda to improve on the living standards of the people. These areas include ICT and agriculture under which they would provide fertilizer and sugar plants. Bahaght said this year India would give 116 scholarships to students in Ghana to pursue Master of Business Administration. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/WEIdU Tags: Ghana, ICT, India Section: Africa, Business, Latest News, Tech
