Minister of Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says government is building the pillars to make Ghana the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hub for West Africa.
“We have implemented a number of fundamental digital initiatives to serve as the building blocks upon which we will drive sustainable growth in the digital economy we are building.”
“Initiatives like the Mobile Money Interoperability platform, Paperless Port system, National Identity Register and Digital Property Addressing system have brought relief to our citizens and advanced the country’s digital agenda,” he said.
The Minister made these remarks at the launch of the 12th Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) event in Accra.
The global event organized by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and hosted in Ghana for the second time, brought together over 600 ICT experts to discuss ways to harness digitization and technology for development.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful said Ghana joined the 4th Industrial Revolution to ensure that the country took advantage of the opportunities it offered to transform the economy and create a solid base for growth.
He stressed that digitization was essential for development in the 21st century, saying there could be no development without pursuing digitization in these times.
“We started our digital journey in 2017 with the Digital Ghana Agenda, a vision to harness technology to deliver public services, promote transparency, efficiency and easy access to all citizens regardless of location,” he said.
Mr Daniel Mumuni, CRS country representative, commended the government for its digitization agenda to improve accessibility and productivity.
He said the Conference will explore how ICT and data innovations have made a measurable difference in the lives of millions of people and increasing the impact of humanitarian aid, development and conservation programmes.
“We hope to also promote global knowledge sharing and build capacity in digital development to promote a more effective use of technology for good.”
“We are excited to host this conference in Accra where over 700 people have gathered from different countries in the country,” he added.
Established in 2010, the ICT4D Conference has evolved every year to become an internationally recognized high-profile platform for NGOs, community organizations, private sector companies, government and multilateral agencies, investors, donors, academic and research institutions to share experiences in the use digital technologies and learn from each other.
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