By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
The Director General of the
Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM), Timothy
Ashong, has joined industry experts, senior government officials and
stakeholders at the 6th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized
Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communications
Technology (STC-CICT) in Libreville, Gabon, where the meeting is providing an
opportunity for RASCOM to solicit the support of the African Union (AU) for
investments to build the next generation of satellites to address the
continent’s connectivity gap.
The session brings together
government officials, experts and partners to advance Africa’s digital
transformation agenda.
Mr. Ashong also met with the
former Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as
part of engagements on the sidelines of the meeting.
The discussions provide an
opportunity for RASCOM to seek AU support to mobilise the investments required
to develop next-generation satellite infrastructure to serve Africa’s
connectivity needs.
Mr. Ashong also met with the
Ghanaian delegation to the meeting, led by the Deputy Director-General of the
National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr. Suleiman Salifu, and the Acting
Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Communication, Dede
Larboki Ofei.
Ghana is chairing the expert
meeting of the STC-CICT, which brings together stakeholders to discuss
communications and information and communications technology priorities across
the continent.
RASCOM continues to engage
with African institutions and stakeholders to strengthen cooperation and
advance satellite communications as part of efforts to improve connectivity
across Africa.
