The Ghana Book Publishers association, is calling on government to fully support the publishing industries in order to help boost the nations economy.
The President, Dr Samuel Osafo Acquaah, says government should not only make policies but also put the policies into action by providing an enabling environment for business and support for capacity building into the country’s population.
He was speaking at the official opening of the 12th Ghana international book fair with the theme E-Books: a new tool for promoting literacy and global development.
[contextly_sidebar id=”wWyWIyIj8kfZ2Z4Fk5M06jQVTzOpIq2p”]Ghana international book fair is an activity organised by the Book Publishing Industry to highlight and share with the local and international community, the government and its agencies, stakeholders, educational institutions and the general public issues related to the printing industries in the country.
According to Mr Acquaah this year’s fair was organised to give opportunity to publishers, printers and experts in the book publishing business to discuss challenges and prospects for growth in the industry and the implications for the national development.
Also this year’s fair was used to introduce the E-Book system which is an electronic version of reading printed books online.
“E-Book serves as a viable tool which will support education, industries, agriculture,tourism and other sectors of our economy,” Dr Acquaah added.
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By: Patricia Conteh/citifmonilne.com/Ghana