Tema ICT Park for World Bank

The proposed ITC Park for the Ghanaian Ministry of Communication ITES (IT Enabled Services Secretariat) is based on a 20.32 Hectare in Tema Free Zone some 15Km from the City Centre of Accra. The park is envisaged to provide 6,500m2 of accommodation in the first phase. This will comprise of Administration, training and site services buildings as well as three number start-up units of 1,000m2 each.

All sites will be fully serviced with all campus infrastructure being installed to accommodate the planned number of incubation/start-up units required.

The completed scheme will allow for the provision of 59 such incubation or start-up units (all being two storey and with on site park adjacent) All the units and the main Administration will have a central core to act as reception and waiting foyer.

This centralisation of the core creates 2 main zones in the admin building:- northern zone for approximately 92 people per floor, southern zone for approximately 133 to 85 (4th floor) people per floor, this allows for the building to have dual but separated usages as both training and administration units with ITES staff having dual roles, thereby meeting the clients requirement for effective staff utilization.

IT Backbone

Depending on the organizational structure of the end user organization, a floor can be looked as one integrated unit, or it is very easy to create 2 to 3 “front doors” per floor for various departments. Meeting rooms etc. can be located at any point on the floor plates to create larger or smaller sub sections.

There will be multiple risers to each floor so achieving diverse routes should be easily achieved. There will be room for a 600mm tray in each riser although slight medication of existing containment may be required but should not cause any difficulty.

There will be vertical risers at each side of the main core so there should be no issues in relation to horizontal distribution.