Samuel Nartey George, the Minister-Designate for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, has set an ambitious goal to position Ghana as the leading hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa by the end of 2028. His vision aligns with the government’s broader technological and economic aspirations and aims to harness the potential of AI, big data, cybersecurity, and digital transformation to elevate Ghana to the forefront of Africa’s digital revolution. During his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, January 30, the Ningo-Prampram legislator outlined his strategic plans for developing Ghana’s AI ecosystem.
He emphasised the importance of collaboration between government agencies, private sector players, and global technology giants to ensure that Ghana does not just participate in the AI revolution but leads it. Samuel George highlighted the transformative nature of AI, likening its current potential to the early days of cryptocurrency. He pointed out that President John Dramani Mahama has a well-defined AI policy that his administration will implement with improvements upon the foundation laid by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
His approach will involve a thorough review of the existing AI strategy, ensuring that it remains relevant, robust, and adaptable to the fast-evolving technological landscape. “AI in 2025 is like Bitcoin in 2013. President John Dramani Mahama has a clear vision on his AI policy and we are going to take the current AI strategy that was developed by the previous government, review it, make it fit for purpose by engaging industry to ensure that Ghana becomes the hub for artificial intelligence on the African continent.
“We are going to do this by making sure that our innovation hubs as promised in our manifesto are executed and then we will introduce AI on top of big data that we are taking and Ghana will become the hub for AI, machine learning, cyber security, data analytics and data processing on the African continent.”
By: Kabah Atawoge
