… She said the Ministry, working with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, through the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project, had also procured ICT equipment for seven special schools. …
… Mrs Lartey further announced that ICT equipment had been procured for seven special schools through the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation. …
… Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey said the initiative is being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation through the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project. …
… The members of the panel included Emmanuel Ofori, Director of Innovation at the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation and Sam Richardson, a technology consultant. …
… His comments come months after the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation launched Ghana AI Policy, a framework aimed at shaping Ghana’s AI and technological advancement as well as adoption. …
… The Director of Innovation at the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Emmanuel Ofori, who represented the sector minister, said AI represents an important pillar in Ghana’s economic transformation. …
… Prof Amfo announced the receipt of an additional 500 laptops from the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation under the Government’s One Million Coders Programme. …
… The event, organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and The MakersPlace, was in collaboration with Google, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, GIS, the National Communications Authority …
… The Pan African AI Summit is convened in partnership with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, the University of Ghana Digital Youth Village, and Brandeis University’s Center for Global Development & Sustainability. …
… The Pan African AI Summit is convened in partnership with the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, the University of Ghana Digital Youth Village, and Brandeis University’s Centre for Global Development & Sustainability. …
Ghana's Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister says the country has shifted from advocacy to enforcement on gender equity and disability inclusion through the Social Protection Act 2025, the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Act, and supporting regulations, with the Gender Equity Committee now operational and 47 institutions submitting compliance reports.
Ghana's Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister says the country has shifted from advocacy to enforcement on gender equity and disability inclusion through the Social Protection Act 2025, the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Act, and supporting regulations, with the Gender Equity Committee now operational and 47 institutions submitting compliance reports.
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection says 272 graduates with disabilities are being formalized into the Ghana Education Service to promote inclusive employment and create opportunities for persons with disabilities. The government is also pursuing legal reforms, including a Cabinet-approved amendment to the Persons with Disabilities Act 2006 to align it with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The government is providing specialised ICT equipment including desktop computers, laptops, accessible software, Braille displays and embossers to schools serving students with disabilities. Installation has been completed at three schools, with five others still to receive the equipment as part of the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project.
A Deloitte Technology Senior Manager has urged the government to prioritise research and strengthen collaboration between academia and industry to build a sustainable digital economy capable of competing globally, arguing this would help develop homegrown solutions and attract investment into Ghana's technology ecosystem.
At the 2026 Ghana AI Summit and Awards, Deloitte's Edward Aikins urged organisations to leverage AI as a core strategic capability to drive innovation and competitive advantage, rather than simply using it to reduce costs and improve efficiency. He noted that since everyone has access to the technology, creativity will be the real differentiator.
Deloitte Ghana's Technology Lead argues AI supports GDP growth by reducing inefficiencies and improving decision-making, and urges businesses and government to harness it for customer service, supply chains, planning, and resource allocation, while creating demand for new skills in data analysis, cybersecurity, and AI governance.
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, called on 1,884 recent graduates to uphold excellence, integrity, professionalism and service in their careers and communities, and to remain connected to the institution through mentorship and the alumni network.
B-Weh Schools and Right to Dream won the Junior and Senior categories at Ghana's 2026 Robotics for Good Youth Challenge national qualifiers, held at Ghana International School in Accra, and will compete in Geneva. The competition, organized by the ITU and The MakersPlace with partners including Google and the FAO, challenged 50 teams of 400 young people to design technology-driven solutions for food security and agriculture.
AI is projected to contribute up to $2.9 trillion to Africa's economy with 230 million new digital jobs forecast, and Ghana's Pan African AI & Innovation Summit aims to build the ecosystem and infrastructure needed for Ghanaian and African companies to compete strategically in the next decade.
According to Further Africa and SAP research, AI is projected to contribute $2.9 trillion to Africa's economy with 230 million new digital jobs forecast. Ghana's Pan African AI & Innovation Summit shapes the country's National AI Strategy alongside planned infrastructure including a $250 million national AI compute centre and a proposed Responsible AI Office.
A new national policy brief from the Digital Health and Rights Project warns that Ghana's digital health ecosystem is expanding faster than its legal and regulatory protections, leaving young people increasingly exposed to online abuse, data privacy violations, misinformation and systemic exclusion despite their growing reliance on digital platforms for health information and services.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a $250 million investment to establish an AI Computing Centre to boost Ghana's digital innovation drive and serve as a hub for research and enterprise. The government will also commit $20 million to support implementation of the National AI Strategy (2025–2035), which aims to harness AI for inclusive growth while building local ecosystems with indigenous language integration and context-aware AI systems.