Ghana ICT

Ghana has taken significant steps to digitise public services and support the shift to online platforms for business and commerce. The rollout of these initiatives, coupled with increased mobile and data penetration, put the economy in a stronger position to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic as many activities migrated online.

Ghana’s ICT sector has proven to be one of the country’s fastest-growing industries in recent years, with key market players offering more innovative products as data traffic surged amid the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Looking ahead, policy efforts are likely to bolster growth due to the strategic importance of ICT in digital and industrial...

Ghana has the second-highest data penetration rate in sub-Saharan Africa, the fastest-growing mobile money market on the continent and a burgeoning tech start-up scene. ICT therefore represents one of the most dynamic areas of its economy. Recognising the sector’s potential, the government has stepped up efforts to stimulate market activity...

More and more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called digital economy continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional analogue economy. For businesses this means they have access to new channels to reach existing clients as well as new opportunities to expand market share with a competitive digital...

Which segments of the economy are most likely to benefit from emerging technologies?

As part of a broader strategy to establish Ghana as a leading centre of ICT innovation in sub-Saharan Africa, the government announced the release of a new digital roadmap in May 2019. This new strategy is set to consolidate and build upon increased digitisation of public services, while leveraging the rising use of digital technologies by...