Sam George inspects rural telephony sites, One Million Coders Centres in Volta Region

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has inspected selected rural telephony project sites and digital learning facilities in the Volta Region as part of a two-day monitoring exercise aimed at strengthening rural connectivity and digital inclusion.

The first day of the exercise, which began on Thursday, October 15, 2026, focused on selected facilities in Ho Central and the Agotime-Ziope area, following an initial engagement with the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu.

The Minister's inspection covered 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 OMCP in Agotime-Ziope, and the old rural telephony site at Akoefe.

The visits are intended to provide the Minister with a direct assessment of the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects, the condition of existing facilities and their readiness to serve the communities for which they were established.

The monitoring exercise also seeks to identify challenges that may be affecting project implementation, maintenance and effective utilisation.

The One Million Coders Programme is among the initiatives represented in the inspection, with the Minister visiting facilities intended to support digital learning and improve access to technology-related opportunities.

The rural telephony sites, meanwhile, form part of efforts to extend mobile network coverage to communities that remain underserved or unserved by telecommunications infrastructure.

The second day of the tour, scheduled for Friday, October 16, will take the Minister to additional facilities across the region.

The planned visits include the Ho Regional Information Centre, the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, the old rural telephony site at Adaklu-Blidokope, the OMCP centre at Adaklu-Waya, and new Rural Telephony Project sites at Adaklu-Dawanu and Adaklu-Kpetsu.

The inspections are expected to help the Ministry determine the level of completion of the projects, evaluate their operational conditions and establish whether they are delivering the intended services to beneficiaries.

Community information centres are expected to serve as platforms for information sharing, access to digital services and government communication, while rural telephony infrastructure is intended to improve communication access and support socioeconomic activities in remote communities.

The findings from the two-day exercise are expected to guide further action by the Ministry to address implementation gaps and improve the delivery of digital infrastructure projects.