General News of Monday, 15 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgMDAs owe NITA GH¢13mCommunications Minister, Ursula Owusu-EkufulThe National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the regulator of electronic transactions, says its operations are being crippled by the GH¢13 million owed it by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and some district assemblies. “Most of you pay promptly for the services you procure from private internet service providers; Do same for NITA,” the Minister advised. The move is to ensure the full implementation of the National Information Technology Agency Act, Act 771, 2008 and the Electronic Transactions Act 772. Following the completion of the restructuring process, the Minister said: “NITA will define the minimum Information Technology (IT) standards every MDA must comply with and set up the compliance mechanisms. He said due to the indebtedness of the MDAs and assemblies, the Agency could not pay some of its service providers abroad.

Source: GhanaWeb April 15, 2019 17:48 UTC