Passport Office Receives Modern IT Equipment To Enhance Productivity And Quality Service Delivery
The office of the senior presidential Advisor has under the public sector reform for results project (PSRRP) presented Information technology (IT) equipment to the passport in Accra.
The presentation forms part of an ongoing reform project in the public sector through the PSRRP by government of Ghana with funding from the World Bank to enhance efficient service delivery in the sector.
The PSRRP, a four year programme from 2019 to 2023, seeks to improve access, quality and accountability of delivery of the administrative services provided by selected Ministries, departments and Agencies (MDAs)
The project covees 13 selected entities, all public sector institutions, including the passport office as one of the frontline service delivery agencies.
The rest are public services Commission, commission on human rights and administrative Justice, monitoring and evaluation Secretariat, National information technology agency and Public sector reform Secretariat.
The IT equipment presented to the passport office is estimated at US $1, 323, 139.17 and comprised a 50 – dell optiplex 7400 All in one desktop computers, ten dell EMC powerEdge R940 servers, ten APC smart UPS SRT 5000V A Uninterruptable power supply systems and 60 canon EOS 4000D Digital cameras.
Others were 60 multi functional portable lightweight Aluminium camera tripods, 70 canon canoscan 9000F Mark ii scanners, 60 Topaz fingerprint / signature machines and 20 Samsung 2.0 HPsplit Air conditioners.
Hon Yaw Osafo – Maafo, Senior presidential Advisor, at the presentation said, the passport office in Accra and it’s offices across the country were being supported for efficient service delivery.
He said other equipment, including modern passport printers would be provided to the office before the end of the year.
“We believe these activities and support to the passport office will provide the needed reforms and enhance services delivered to the citizens,he said “
The Director of passport Mr Mohammed Habib Idris assured that the equipment would be put to good use.
” We will make very good use of them for the greater benefit of delivering efficient services particularly on the timely issuance of passports”
