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Ghana to
head African group on telecommunication
Accra, May 30, Ghanadot/GNA – Ghana has been selected to
preside over the meeting of the African group in the World
Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly to be held in
Johannesburg in South Africa in October.
The country’s nomination was unanimously agreed on by
delegates, who attended the International Telecommunication
Union’s Africa Standardisation Development Forum and
Preparatory Meeting that ended in Accra on Friday.
The Accra meeting deliberated on world standardisation
issues of common concern to the continent and adopt common
proposals for presentation to the WTSA.
At the meeting participants agreed to form a special
committee to deal with the standardization gap in order to
ensure that standards on the continent meet the specific
requirements of the region.
There was also consensus on the inclusion and involvement of
the academia in all ITU activities, the need for decisive
action on climate change and cyber security.
In his closing remarks, Dr. Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Minister
of Communication said, in view of the threat posed by
climate change to the economies of African countries, it was
important that the continent made its views held through
making a specific proposal instead of adopting what others
have made.
He said similar action should be taken in the area of cyber
security since the continent was a fertile ground for cyber
crime.
It is therefore important to engage in discussions of cyber
security.
Mr Ntim urged the delegates to ensure that Africa did not
renege on the positions it had adopted at the conference.
Mr. Malcom Johnson, Director, ITU Telecommunication
Standardisation Bureau, reiterated the call for specific
proposals in climate change accessibility, among others.
The five-day meeting was held on the theme: “Bridging the
ICT standardization gap in developing countries for the
Africa Region.”
It was attended by 27 countries.
GNA
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