A Communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Kwadwo Agyei Yeboah popularly known as Nana Kay , has underscored the significant impact of digitisation on Ghana’s development following years of investment in the sector by the current administration.
He emphasized the importance of modernizing Ghana’s economy through digitisation since NPP assuming office in 2017, pointing out the impressive outcomes.
Nana Kay said digitalisation is critical to the country’s future. He said this initiative will undoubtedly shape the community’s future, complementing government’s mission to digitise all sectors of the economy.
“When we took office, our goal was to rapidly transform our economy by leveraging technological innovation as a means to accelerate the development process, overcome existing challenges, and enhance both economic and public sector governance. That’s why digitalisation has been a major focus area for our government – to establish a new system through digital transformation,”Nana Kay told Accra-based Wontumi FM.
Since 2017, Ghana’s digitalisation drive has witnessed successful implementation of a national biometric identification system, a property address system, mobile money interoperability across all telephone networks and financial institutions, digitisation of government services such as the DVLA, passport offices, NHIS services, port operations, and the delivery of essential drugs through drones, among others.
He highlighted the positive impacts of these initiatives on governance and their contribution towards simplifying processes for Ghanaians.
He stated, “It is noteworthy that our investments in the digitalisation of the economy are yielding incredible results.”
“Our focus on digitisation revolves around building efficient digital platforms for government operations and promoting financial inclusion,” said Dr. Bawumia, who also serves as the NPP Flagbearer for the upcoming 2024 elections.”
Nana Kay identified several long-standing issues that Ghana’s emphasis on digitisation aims to address. These include identity exclusion, which is being resolved through the Ghanacard, and the lack of a functional address system in Ghana, which is being tackled through the property address system.
Regarding financial exclusion, he noted that prior to the introduction of mobile money interoperability, a substantial portion of Ghanaians was unbanked and excluded from the financial ecosystem. However, with mobile money interoperability, millions of Ghanaians have been included, significantly increasing financial inclusion.
Furthermore, he highlighted the government’s approach to improving the delivery of public services by minimizing human contact.
