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The Hon. Minister of Communications, Dr. Benjamin Aggrey Ntim has invited ICT companies worldwide to invest in Ghana as the Government is providing the requisite impetus by producing vibrant ICT policies and strategies for the country. The policy, he emphasised, represents the ministry’s desire to ensure that ICT capabilities are harnessed, replicated, and adapted in both formal and informal setups
Dr AGGREY NTIM COMMISSIONS OMATEK FACTORY IN GHANA
The Hon. Minister of Communications, Dr. Benjamin Aggrey Ntim has invited ICT companies worldwide to invest in Ghana as the Government is providing the requisite impetus by producing vibrant ICT policies and strategies for the country. The policy, he emphasised, represents the ministry’s desire to ensure that ICT capabilities are harnessed, replicated, and adapted in both formal and informal setups.
Dr Aggrey Ntim gave this invitation during the commissioning of OMATEK Special 8’’ & 10’’ Notebook which is the first indigenous completely Knocked Down Factory in Accra, Ghana.
Elaborating on the Government’s commitment to the assembling of Computers in the country, the Government in partnership with Intel and Microsoft launched the Assisted PC Programme named iAdvance Computer4all in March last year. The motive, Dr. Aggrey said, is to make the acquisition of Personal Computers affordable in order to increase the patronage.
Another initiative, the Minister pointed out was the signing to the Nicholas Negroponte One Laptop Per Child Project, which seeks to expand the use of computer technology in schools. This, Dr. Aggrey indicated, demonstrates Government commitment to encourage competition in the ICT sector of the country.
The Managing Director of OMATEK, Mrs Florence Seriki enumerated the benefits of the company to the country as follows:
· Pioneering youth recruitment and empowerment in Information Technology
· Creating many derived Small Medium Establishments (SMEs)
· Generating massive Employment in ICT sector
· Promoting Technology Transfer and Know-How
· Creating Technological updates
· Recruiting and engaging Industrial Attaches from the Universities
· Encouraging the growth of other SMEs by increasing on its local contents
Recounting the achievements of OMATEK, Mrs Seriki said the company that took off in 1986 started by training its executives on one-on-one basis. After becoming Premium Partners with major brands in 1991, it launched its first locally Assembled Omatek Computer Brand from Semi Knocked Down Assembly in 1993 in Nigeria. In 2003, OMATEK, she stated established its first locally assembly factory in Africa.
OMATEK factory is the first computer factory to undertake the under listed ventures in Africa:
· Locally produced computer casing from completely Knocked Down process (CKD)
· Locally produced computer speakers from Completely knocked Down process (CKD)
· Locally produced Home Entertainment Speakers (2-1) to (5-1) and 3-1 Plasmas from Semi Knocked Down Process (SKD)
· Locally produced Flat Screens from Semi Knocked Down process (SKD)
· Buy directly Completely Knocked Down process (CKD) parts from front –line producers across the world
· To win Microsoft Systems Builder Award 2005 for Central, West and East Africa
The Special OMATEK 8’’ and 10’’ Notebook was designed with the youth in the secondary and tertiary institutions in mind .Its compactness makes it easy to carry for lectures and the taking of notes at meetings.
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