The document outlines Ghana's national internet infrastructure projects being undertaken by the National IT Agency. These include: 1) Establishing primary, secondary, and disaster recovery national data centers to securely store government data and lease excess capacity to the private sector. 2) Automating Ghana's .gh domain name registry and implementing DNSSEC for improved security and performance. 3) Developing a national CERT to handle cyber security incidents and sectoral CERTs. 4) Forming an IPv6 task force to manage Ghana's transition to IPv6 as IPv4 addresses deplete.

1. National IT Agency, Ghana
“Strengthening our Critical National
Internet Infrastructure”
NITA

2. Agenda
National Data Centre Project
•Primary
•Secondary
•Disaster Recovery
Gh Registry Project
•Registry Automation
•DNSSEC
•Root Server Project
CERT-GH Project
IPv6 Strategy
IXP Project
Way Forward

3. Critical National Internet Infrastructure
Domain
Name
Registry (.gh)
IP Numbers
Resources
(IPv4 to
IPv6)
Internet
Exchange
Point (G IXP)
National
Internet
Backbone
(Private,
Gov.)
International
Gateways ( 5
Operators)
Root Server
Copy ( F-
Root Project)
National IT Agency, Ghana

4. National Data Centres Infrastructure
PrimaryDC
spans across three
floor in new NITA-
MOC Building near
KACE-AITI
Over 500 Racks and
up 2 Pentabyte
storage capacity
Sits on 10GBps
Fiber ring around
heart of Accra
SecondaryDC
Located in Kumasi
Connected to
Primary via high
speed Fibre Optics
cables
To operate Active –
Active with Primary
Data Center
DisasterRecoveryDC
Located in Tamale
Connected to
Primary &
Secondary via High
speed Fibre Optics
National IT Agency, Ghana
•Primarily to store all government data securely
•Planned lease of excess capacity to private sector for DC and DR services

5. .gh Registry Project
NITA Overseeing Automation Project
– Equipment procured
– CoCCa Registry Software installed and being tested
– Re-delegation to follow shortly
– Technical Management to be outsourced to a
consultant to operate
• ghNIC - Domain Name organization
– Multi-stakeholder Local Internet Community
– Develop Policy for Registry
– Oversee operation of registry
– Registry Board to lead

6. .gh Registry Project
• DNSSEC to be implemented during installation
• F-Root Server Copy to be deployed
– To speed up access to Internet
• 3R Registry Model to be adopted
– Call for EOI for Registrars (Open to all)
– Registrar Accreditation Process
– Registrar Association to be formed to Interface
with registry

7. CERT-GH (National CERT)
• National Cyber Security Policy and Strategy already
developed by Ministry with Multi-stakeholder support
• Security Incidence Handling and response
– National CERT being Deployed
– Ministry of Communications & ITU/IMPACT
– Sectoral CERTs to be developed along side
• ARN, GOV (NITA), NSA, FIN, ISP, BUS
– Team to be located in new National Datacenter building
– Constituents of National CERT to manage incidences when
they receive incidence reports

8. IPv6 Task Force
• Depletion of IPv4 ( Critical Numbers Resources)
• Need to adopt IPv6 number system
– Migration Plan
– Capacity Building
– Equipment compliance enforcement
• Need to have National Task Force
– All Stakeholders
• MOC & NITA to spear heard formation of
Taskforce
National IT Agency, Ghana

9. Internet eXchange Point
• Ghana IXP
• Managed by GISPA
• Synergies of Registry, Root Server , National
CERT and other National Infrastructure offer
good preposition for hosting GIXP
National IT Agency, Ghana

10. Visit our Websites @
http://www.nita.gov.gh
http://www.eservices.gov.gh
http://www.data.gov.gh
Contact:
info@nita.gov.gh, info@data.gov.gh
Phone: 0302-661777
National IT Agency, Ghana
Thank You !