Information Communication Technology

In Ghana, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) developments have taken place with significant growth over the past decade. ICTs bring about social and economic development and transformation by creating an enabling environment for accelerating economic growth. ICT can be applied in all sectors: Economics, Education, Communication, Health and Manufacturing. Development in ICT has helped Ghanaians and particularly the people in the Awutu Senya East Municipal in information sharing and increasing people’s knowledge on what goes on around them and beyond. Internet and mobile phones are increasingly bringing market information, financial services, and health services to remote areas, and is helping to change people's lives in unprecedented ways.

The table below shows the distribution of mobile phone ownership and usage of Internet facility for persons 12 years and older in the District by sex. The proportion of persons 12 years and older in the Awutu Senya East Municipal who own mobile phones is 39.5 percent. Mobile phone ownership is higher among males (48.5%) than in females (32.0%).

Table 7: Population 12 years and older by Mobile Phone Ownership, Internet Facility Usage and Sex

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census.

Use of internet

Internet accessibility and its use are essential in this current global economy. Table 5.1 shows the usage of Internet facility. For the entire Municipality, only 2.9 percent of persons 12 years and older use the Internet. The relatively low usage of Internet at the household level is more likely due to inadequate levels of Internet facilities in the area. About 4.5 percent of the total male population in the Municipality use the Internet compared to the corresponding value of 1.6 percent for females.

Power/Energy

Unofficial information and field survey indicates that over 98% of the Communities in the Municipality are enjoying electricity connection from the national grid. However, data from the district specific 2010 PHC indicates three main sources of lighting in dwelling units in the district are electricity (60.8%), kerosene lamp (29.9%) and flashlight/torch (7.2%). Due to the rural nature of the Municipality, a large portion of the district has been connected to the national electricity grid under the self-help electrification programme.

Road Network/Transportation

The major roads in the Municipality are the section of the Accra - Cape Coast (N1); The Kasoa - Bawjiase road; The Awutu – Obrachire road. There are other feeder roads that link and facilitate movement of people in the district but are only motorable in the dry season. However, periodic reshaping is done to keep the roads motorable all season. The road network available is summarized in the table below:

Table 8: Road network

The detailed roads that require maintenance are listed below: