One Million Coders, Rural Telephony: Sam George Begins 2-Day Working Tour of Volta
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has begun a two-day working tour of the Volta Region to assess telecommunications infrastructure, inspect digital skills training centres and strengthen efforts to combat cybercrime.
The tour, which commenced on Thursday, October 15, 2026, is expected to end on Friday, October 16, 2026. It focuses on monitoring rural telephony project sites and Community Information Centres to evaluate the implementation of digital infrastructure projects and identify challenges affecting their delivery and use.
As part of the nationwide monitoring exercise, which follows similar visits to the Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions, Mr George began his first day with a courtesy call on the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu.
He subsequently 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 the OMCP in the Agotime-Ziope area, and the old rural telephony site at Akoefe.
