Timeline
Ghana Technology Park: 2003-2004
September 2003
The Ghana Technology Park Proposal is launched at Columbia University in
New York.
New York.
December 2003
Yaw Owusu and Walter Alhassan deliver the Ghana Tech Park presentation at the UN Forum on Science & Technology Parks. They lobby the UN for funding for the tech park venture.
October 2003
Interim Management team starts the search for venture capital.
January 2004
The government of Ghana commits to match every dollar invested by the UN on the project.
February 2004
The UN and GCG set March 30-April 7 for trip to Ghana. GCG invites Microsoft to join project.
April 2004
GCG, the UN and the Ghana government begin negotiations on partnership arrangement.
January 2005
Engineering team starts second phase of the Ghana Technology Park venture.
May 2004
First phase of the project (choosing a location and setting up the initial groundwork) begins.
