Ghana’s Digitalisation agenda is a game changer, says former Canadian minister
Tony Peter Clement PC is pushing for effective public-private-partnership in accelerating Ghana's digital revolution
A former Canadian minister of industry in charge of digitalisation, science and technology, Tony Peter Clement, has advised developing nations to adopt Ghana’s ambitious digitalisation agenda.
According to him, the Government of Ghana has succeeded in using the digital revolution, ensuring accountability and transparency in all sectors of the local economy.
Peter Clement was addressing the Democrat Union of Africa forum (DUA forum 2024), held in Accra, where he spoke on the Topic “Leveraging AI as a tool to build stronger campaign coalitions.”
He referenced the mobile money interoperability and the biometric national identification systems as some of the prudent measures that have strengthened Ghana’s economic growth.
He underscored the need for developing nations to go the extra mile and bridge the rural and urban digital divide and also enhance cyber security
Tony Peter Clement PC further pushed for effective public-private-partnership in accelerating Ghana’s digital revolution.
Mobile money interoperability
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia in May 2018 officially launched the mobile money Interoperability system through the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhlPSS).
The system deepens financial inclusion and promotes cashless transaction in Ghana., which serves as a viable vehicle for financial intermediation, through which businesses and individuals can accept mobile money from other network users seamlessly.
The system is eliminating the complexities and inconveniences associated with transfers across the various mobile money networks operated in the country.
These challenges include difficulties in opening bank accounts, high costs in maintaining a bank account relative to customers’ income levels, and financial literacy.
The system creates convenience, and ropes mobile money users into the financial ecosystem and further enables customers to transfer funds from one mobile money wallet to another across all networks.
The system reduces the cost of initiating transactions across networks as customers no longer need the services of a third-party payment provider.
Customers are able to send and receive money directly from each other irrespective of the network they are on; allowing them more convenience and security.
Reporting by ABDUL KARIM NAATOGMAH in Accra
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