The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has received information and communication technology (ICT) equipment worth US$1.5 million from the Public Sector Reform Secretariat (PSRS) to facilitate its digitalisation drive.
The equipment included 215 desktops, 60 laptops, 106 printers, 75 cameras, 75 tripod stands, and other computer accessories.
A brief ceremony was held in Accra on Thursday (April 6) where the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Reform Secretariat, Thomas Kusi Boafo and the Technical Advisor at the Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor, Robert Poku Kyei, jointly handed over the equipment to the CEO of DVLA, Kwasi Agyeman Busia.
The items were presented to the DVLA as part of the Public Sector Reform for Results Project (PSRRP), which was started in 2019 to help resource-selected critical public sector institutions improve their performance.
The other 12 beneficiary institutions under the $35-million World Bank-funded project are the Passport Office, Births and Deaths Registry, Office of the Head of Civil Service, Public Services Commission, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat, Public Sector Reform secretariat and the National Information Technology Agency (NITA).
The remaining beneficiaries are the ministries of Transport, Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) Environment, Science Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Local Government, Decentralisation and Development (MLGDD).
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