Established in February 1996 by the founding President Prof. Nii Quaynor, The Internet Society – Ghana Chapter is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation and official Chapter of the Global Internet Society.  

Mission
The mission of ISOC – Ghana is to inform the private and public community of Internet users, on recent developments in Internet technologies and their impact on today’s global society.

Objectives

• To develop the Internet in Ghana.
• To promote the expansion of Internet usage of all potential private or public users.
• To create awareness and train potential Internet user to better understand what the Internet offers.
• To safeguard the interest of Internet users with respect to pricing.
• To contribute effectively to the nation’s ICT human resource capacity building programme.
• To collaborate with partner organizations to promote Internet usage.

Principles
ISOC's activities are founded upon, and driven by, the following principles:

• Open, unencumbered, beneficial use of the Internet.
• Self-regulated content providers; no prior censorship of on-line communications.
• On-line free expression is not restricted by other indirect means such as excessively restrictive governmental or private controls over computer hardware or software, telecommunications infrastructure, or other essential components of the Internet.
• Open forum for the development of standards and Internet technology.
• No discrimination in use of the Internet on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.
• Personal information generated on the Internet is neither misused nor used by another without informed consent of the principal.
• Internet users may encrypt their communication and information without restriction.
• Encouragement of cooperation between networks: connectivity is its own reward, therefore network providers are rewarded by cooperating with each other.