Busy Internet

Posted by Staff Writer on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 6:44am.

Established in Ghana in 2001, BusyInternet is the largest privately owned & operated ICT centre in Africa. With a unique mission to provide both commercial services as well as social and economic development, Busy has been featured as a promising ‘hybrid’ model for Africa. Located in a 14,000 square foot former gas-bottling factory in the heart of Accra, Busy is a collaboration with two local investment companies (Fidelity Investment Advisors Ltd and Databank).

With a range of events, training, debates, as well as a growing community of IT entrepreneurs, the BusyInternet story has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and is a key Ghanaian initiative focused on transforming the local economy to meet the opportunities of the digital age. The Busy team, led by Estelle Akofio-Sowah, is made up of 90 young and motivated people from across West Africa.