The following application was submitted (UTC) on Thu, 24 Feb 11 08:08:57 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Yawson Full Name*: Joseph Yawson Employer/Organization*: National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Position/Title*: IT Engineer Business Address ---------------- # 5 Ridge Close,North Ridge Accra Ghana Business Phone: +23302-231229 Alternate Telephone: Email*: joseph.yawson@govnet.gov.gh URL: www.nita.gov.gh FAX: Date of Birth: 1981-01-03 Country of Residence*: Ghana Passport Name: Joseph Yawson Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Ghana Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ Designing of complex networks with both wireless technologies and Fiber optics to improve access to data and voice services. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: false How much have you used it? -------------------------- N/A Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- N/A Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: false Describe --------- Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ N/A Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- N/A Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- N/A Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ N/A Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- Configured Huawei Router AR29 series which serves both wireless Access Point and internet traffic routing for the government agencies in Ghana. Switches* --------- Configured Huawei Swtich AS2300 which has fiber interface embedded in it and also serves as LAN device on the network connect other devices on the network for the government agencies. Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- N/A Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- Under Construction CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- N/A What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- N/A How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- N/A ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) an agency under Ministry of Communication has been mandated to oversee the implementation of an e-Government Network and Data Center Infrastructure project to serve Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. IT Engineer As an Engineer, my duties were as follow: �Designed and administered structured cable questionnaire for the Ministries, Department and Agencies to implement the e-Government Communication Infrastructure project. �Surveyed, coordinated and designed the Local Area Network for most of the MDAs infrastructure through out the 10 regions of Ghana to interface with the e-government Network Infrastructure. �On-site surveyed and coordinated the construction of WIMAX BTS towers across the 10 regions of Ghana with Huawei Technologies Ltd for the implementation of the e-government communication Infrastructure project. �Conducted physical site visit of geographic locations for 10 Tertiary Campuses to assess their existing Network Infrastructure for a World Bank Campus Fiber Network Project. �Designed the Fiber Optic Metro network connection layout as part of the e-government communication Infrastructure project together with Huawei Technologies Ltd. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ �The eGovernment network infrastructure will be built upon previous investments by the Ministry of Finance in fibre optic connectivity between key MDAs in Accra, and will utilize capacity from the national communications backbone company, (NCBC) which is now a part of Vodafone Ghana. �The project will provide additional network switching and routing equipment to refresh a lot of what is currently installed at the MDAs to be served by the project �The network infrastructure will in addition to fibre optic capacity, include wireless last mile connectivity over most of Accra, all the regional capitals in the country, and up to ten (10) additional municipal and district capitals that are located in close proximity to the national fibre backbone. �The project will provide equipment for connecting up to 550 MDA facilities to the wireless last mile access network �The project will provide for the interconnection of all the ministries in Accra with fibre optic cable, with the core network running at 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) and all ministries enjoying a minimum connectivity speed of a 1Gbps with each other and to the National Data Center. �The network will provide a single secure gateway to the internet and implement services such as access control, spam filtering, firewalls and anti-virus defences for the government network as a whole and between the individual MDAs as may be required. �The network will also provide for the centralisation of all government voice and fax traffic within the network and directly interconnect all the existing PABX of connected MDAs and MMDAs, saving the government hugely on the cost of inter agency communications. �Brand new IP PABX switch components will be installed at the larger MDA locations to provide voice circuit termination and forwarding facilities. �Local area networks in all the Ministries in Accra will be upgraded and equipped under this project and several new LANs will be deployed in various beneficiary Assemblies and MDAs in the regions and districts. In all a total of 6300 LAN ports will be deployed at the various beneficiary sites to support both voice and data access to the network. �All 170 district assembles in the country will be connected to the national eGovernment network infrastructure by utilising various terrestrial connectivity options. �It is intended that the leased lines to each of the districts will tie-in with all other parts of the communications network and to the central monitoring systems at the Network Operations Centre (NOC) �Government, through the MoC and NITA�s facilitation, will negotiate bulk rates for acquiring leased lines from the local telephony operators and ISPs for the links from each district to the national fibre backbone. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: Government Agency Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 30 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To enhance the eGovernment network infrastructure being deployed by the government of Ghana. And will also share the skills and knowledge gain at the workshop with me colleague engineers in the office. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- No A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No financial assistance requested. REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Mr William Tevie Director-General National Information Technology Agency (NITA) email: william.tevie@nita.gov.gh Second Referee* --------------- Prof Jonas Amoapim Director of Infrastructure National Information Technology Agency (NITA) email: jonas.amoapim@nita.gov.gh END OF APPLICATION