… Value for Money Starts With Governance Modern boardroom governance principles already place strategy, major expenditure and risk oversight firmly within board responsibility, a discipline reflected in global frameworks such as the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, whic …
… The presentation was made on the “State of Ghana’s AI in Health Policy and Guidelines Development, Data and Infrastructure, Workforce Readiness, and Alignment with WHO, OECD and EU Standards” at the International Conference on AI in Healthcare and Pharma (ICAIH 2026) on Wednesday …
… He cited global frameworks by UNESCO, the OECD and the National Science Foundation as evidence that interdisciplinary research was essential for building sustainable, knowledge-based economies. …
… To begin with, the platforms’ addictive and manipulative features must be banned.” Across OECD countries in 2022, at least half of 15-year-olds in most countries spent 30 hours or more per week on digital devices, including learning activities in or out of school. …
… Morgan on Wednesday lowered its second-half 2026 Brent crude oil price forecast due to lower-than-expected OECD commercial inventory draws and softer demand for oil. …
… What Strong Governance Looks Like in PE-Backed Firms Globally, leading private equity firms increasingly adopt governance frameworks aligned with standards promoted by organizations such as the OECD, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ESG-focused institutional investors. …
… The OECD’s framework on proportionate ICT regulation consistently endorses this risk-calibrated approach as the global standard for enabling growth in the digital economy without sacrificing regulatory integrity. …
… Sixth, the Government must ensure that all SOEs adopt international best practices by utilizing OECD framework for SOEs corporate governance practices and operational efficiency. …
Developing economies often commit vast sums to deciding what to buy but reflect little on what that spending should ultimately build, resulting in technically sound projects that leave countries no stronger than before the contract was signed. The article argues that value for money is fundamentally a boardroom governance failure, requiring strategic intent and measurable outcomes to be defined before procurement begins.
Developing economies often commit vast sums to deciding what to buy but reflect little on what that spending should ultimately build, resulting in technically sound projects that leave countries no stronger than before the contract was signed. The article argues that value for money is fundamentally a boardroom governance failure, requiring strategic intent and measurable outcomes to be defined before procurement begins.
The Ministry of Health is developing a comprehensive National AI Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for safe and equitable adoption of AI across Ghana's healthcare system. The policy aims to strengthen governance, data protection, digital infrastructure, workforce readiness and regulatory oversight to ensure AI supports improved healthcare delivery while safeguarding patient rights.
Leading academics have called for postgraduate training in Ghana to shift from traditional thesis writing towards research delivering practical solutions to socio-economic challenges such as youth unemployment, climate change, and economic pressures. They emphasized the need for higher education to move away from disciplinary silos and foster interdisciplinary research with industry links.
French lawmakers voted to ban social media use for children under 15, with the bill set to take effect this school year after President Emmanuel Macron signs it into law. The ban makes France the first EU country to impose such a restriction, following Australia's implementation of a ban for under-16s last year.
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's real sporting crisis is not groundskeepers' efforts to rehabilitate Baba Yara Sports Stadium, but decades of infrastructure neglect despite financial benefits since the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. The author calls for a long-term national strategy to maintain stadiums rather than reactive repairs before tournaments.
Brent crude futures closed at $73.74 a barrel on Wednesday, down 4.3%, after oil tankers resumed exiting the Strait of Hormuz with military escorts. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said around 20 million barrels exited the strait in the last 24 hours and that flows are now similar to pre-conflict levels, though Iranian mines had delayed normal navigation.
Corporate governance is a strategic driver of value creation and exit readiness in private equity. Ghana's PE market, where exit routes remain limited, has recorded 51 total exits with 77.3% occurring between 2019 and 2023, mostly through strategic buyers.
An opinion piece argues that while Ghana's government has a valid legal basis for the National Information Technology Authority Bill 2025 under existing acts and subsidiary legislation, the country should focus on whether the approach serves a thriving digital economy, not merely on legal validity or political debate.
Persistent losses by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) pose a risk to Ghana's fiscal balance and debt sustainability following the IMF bailout, according to a corporate governance consultant. The article contextualizes Ghana's SOE sector from independence through economic crises of the 1980s–90s, which reduced government capacity to finance operations and worsened SOE performance.
Ghana's Deputy Chief of Staff warned at an OECD conference in Paris that Official Development Assistance fell 23.1 per cent in 2025, with sub-Saharan Africa losing more than 26 per cent in bilateral aid and African debt servicing now exceeding external inflows. Ghana presented the "Accra Reset," an initiative co-founded by President Mahama, as Africa's response to reshape global development cooperation.
An analysis by Dr. Samuel Kenneth Adolphus Bernard Crabbe argues that Ghana's agriculture represents a structural mismatch between finance and subsistence farming: the sector employs a large share of the labour force but produces disproportionately low income per worker. The article compares Ghana's situation with the Netherlands, which has transformed agriculture into a high-productivity, technology-intensive sector deeply integrated into value chains.
According to Dr. Kofi Anokye Owusu-Darko, the EU, US, China, ASEAN, and the Andean Community have each developed their own AI regulatory frameworks reflecting their distinct political philosophies and strategic interests, but Africa has not yet decided what its own rules should govern or whether it has fully confronted this question.
Ghana launched its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025 to 2035) on 24 April 2026, marking a milestone in the country's tech development. The strategy aims to harness AI for inclusive growth across all sectors and improve people's lives, following earlier IT policy efforts including ICT4D.