Samuel Nartey George, Minister-Designate for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, aims to make Ghana the leading hub for Artificial Intelligence in Africa by 2028.
He plans to achieve this through collaboration between government agencies, private sector players, and global technology giants, building on the foundation laid by the previous government and implementing President John Dramani Mahama’s AI policy with improvements.
During his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Ningo-Prampram MP stated that the ruling government will ensure that Ghana not only participates in, but leads, the AI revolution.
The nominee noted that the current President will implement this via a well-defined AI policy.
He proposed reviewing the existing AI strategy to ensure its relevance and adaptability.
“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: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
