SECTOR 2 Importantly, there has been some mainstreaming of the ICT policy, and banks and other private sector players are coming into the fold. ICT has also attracted donor funding in this regard. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.5 (2006: n/a; 2008: n/a; 2011: 3.5) 2.12 Government does not use its power over the placement of advertisements as a means to interfere with editorial content. Some panellists felt that the government uses its power over the placement of advertisements, and that this tendency is most visible “during a change of government.” Complaints about this tendency have come up on occasion. Some private media “use the same approach and rationale for denying an advert, to deal with the press releases brought to them by government”. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.1 (2006: 4.6; 2008: 3.5; 2011: 4.6) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013 39