Siemens Stiftung and Ghanaian social enterprise BLUETOWN launch AccessSTEM to enable access to high-quality Open Educational Resources (OERs) in semi-urban Ghana. The collaboration enables up to 5,000 teachers to connect to BLUETOWN’s infrastructure and access digital learning and teaching materials…
THE GHANAIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SUPPORTS CONNECTING SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CLINICS IN 1,000 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. Affordable and reliable Internet access is increasingly necessary for improving socio-economic conditions and securing higher standards of living. Yet a digital divide exists; more…
Access Agriculture and BLUETOWN enter into strategic partnership Access Agriculture and BLUETOWN have today announced a strategic partnership wherein all Access Agriculture farming content will be made freely available to users on the BLUETOWN Local Cloud. The partnership follows the inclusion of…
BLUETOWN distributes Covid-19 Awareness Videos on Local Cloud in Ghana As a response to COVID-19 pandemic, BLUETOWN has provided free data-access to all users on their Local Cloud platform in Ghana to view informational COVID-19 videos from the World Health Organization….
SES, GIFEC and BLUETOWN complete deployment of BLUETOWN Rural Connectivity Platform in Asumura, Ghana Global satellite provider SES, the Ghanaian universal service fund – GIFEC, and BLUETOWN have now completed a trial deployment of the BLUETOWN Rural Connectivity Platform in…
BLUETOWN HAS RECEIVED A TRIAL LICENSE FOR TV WHITE SPACE BLUETOWN has received a trial license for TV White Space. The license allows us to conduct trials using TV White Space technology in the Greater Copenhagen area from the test…
BLUETOWN Announces Partnership with Microsoft to Close the Digital Divide Link to businesswire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190108006183/en/BLUETOWN-Announces-Partnership-Microsoft-Close-Digital-Divide “The agreement entails extending Internet access to over 800,000 people in eastern Ghana and a global technology collaboration.” Copenhagen, Denmark – January 8, 2019 – Denmark…
Internet and satellite data to help farmers in Ghana Internet access and satellite data will strengthen the livelihood of farmers in Ghana and ensure digital inclusion and job creation while averting food crises. At the same time, Danish companies will…
The BLUETOWN LAMPPOST illuminates Ghana with Street Light and Wi-Fi After having conducted a successful test of our LAMPPOST collaboration with the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC), our first project using this solution is ready for launch. LAMPPOSTs…
CONNECTING THE UNCONNECTED One of the major challenges is to get technology into rural areas. “In many remote areas you find a mixture of moisture, heat, dust, rain and cold which makes it difficult to operate in,” says Peter Ib,…
