{"id":723527,"date":"2019-10-15T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T10:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/bawumia-presents-ghanas-new-look-in-london\/"},"modified":"2019-10-15T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T10:35:13","slug":"bawumia-presents-ghanas-new-look-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/bawumia-presents-ghanas-new-look-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia Presents Ghana\u2019s New Look In London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vice-President Dr. Bawumia mobbed by Ghanaian residents in London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday<br \/>\nhad an auspicious opportunity to dangle the new face of Ghana when he delivered<br \/>\na keynote address during the Financial Times Africa Summit in London. <\/p>\n<p>He lavishly showcased the digitization project of the Akufo-Addo\u2019s<br \/>\ngovernment novelty which he said had transformed the age-old methods of doing<br \/>\nthe assortment of government business from registering businesses to the<br \/>\nkeeping a database of registered land and reliable records of residential<br \/>\naddresses. <\/p>\n<p>He told his attentive audience that the Akufo-Addo government was focused<br \/>\non how to build a robust micro-foundation of good economic governance alongside<br \/>\n\u201censuring the right policy mix, that is, the right mix of fiscal, monetary and<br \/>\nexternal policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without these fundamental pillars, he said \u201cwe will not be<br \/>\nsuccessful,\u201d adding \u201cwe will continue to spin in the rut of the weak policy<br \/>\nenvironments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said government had always leveraged on technology wherever<br \/>\npossible to \u201cinnovate public administration, increase access to and delivery of<br \/>\npublic services and eliminate the opportunities for bribery and corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Mantra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia said that digital innovations towards the improvement of<br \/>\npublic administrative systems are the new mantra of the government. <\/p>\n<p>The digitization of systems since 2017, according to him, has been<br \/>\ndone with the sole aim of improving administrative systems and increasing transparency.\n<\/p>\n<p>He added that the introduction of the National ID Cards, which he<br \/>\ndescribed as a game changer, would form the basis of an integrated database<br \/>\nwith Passports, Tax Identification Numbers and Drivers\u2019 Licences.<\/p>\n<p>With a touch of humour, he said as regards the secure systems \u2018No<br \/>\none can hide!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital Addressing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the recent Digital Property Addressing \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0introduced, the Vice-President said it had<br \/>\nprovided every location with an address leveraging on GPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process of tagging all 4 million houses with digital addresses<br \/>\nis ongoing and should be completed by the first quarter of next year. A<br \/>\nbiometric national identity and a digital address uniquely establish personal and<br \/>\nimmovable property identity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The registration of businesses, acquisition of passports and even<br \/>\nthe renewal of National Health Insurance Scheme membership have all been<br \/>\nimpacted positively by the digitization process and the reduction of the human<br \/>\nfactor. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Drones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said Ghana had joined Rwanda in using drones for important<br \/>\nmedical deliveries to remote parts of the country, a game changer which is<br \/>\nsaving lives. <\/p>\n<p><strong>African Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>African economies have remained stagnant over the years because of<br \/>\nthe absence of the kind of innovations being introduced into Ghana, the Vice-President<br \/>\nobserved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot surprising, our economies fundamentally remain unchanged, untransformed, difficult to tax, difficult to target the delivery of public services to those who need them most,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p><strong>By A.R. 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