Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, has underscored the significant impact of digitisation on Ghana\u2019s development following years of investment in the sector by the current administration.<\/p>\n
Delivering a speech at the opening of the 75th Annual New Year School hosted by the University of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance of modernizing Ghana\u2019s economy through digitisation since assuming office in 2017, pointing out the impressive outcomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we took office, our goal was to rapidly transform our economy by leveraging technological innovation as a means to accelerate the development process, overcome existing challenges, and enhance both economic and public sector governance. That\u2019s why digitalisation has been a major focus area for our government \u2013 to establish a new system through digital transformation,\u201d stated Dr. Bawumia.<\/p>\n
Since 2017, Ghana\u2019s digitalisation drive has witnessed successful implementation of a national biometric identification system, a property address system, mobile money interoperability across all telephone networks and financial institutions, digitisation of government services such as the DVLA, passport offices, NHIS services, port operations, and the delivery of essential drugs through drones, among others.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bawumia highlighted the positive impacts of these initiatives on governance and their contribution towards simplifying processes for Ghanaians.
He stated, \u201cIt is noteworthy that our investments in the digitalisation of the economy are yielding incredible results.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus on digitisation revolves around building efficient digital platforms for government operations and promoting financial inclusion,\u201d said Dr. Bawumia, who also serves as the NPP Flagbearer for the upcoming 2024 elections.<\/p>\n
The Vice President identified several long-standing issues that Ghana\u2019s emphasis on digitisation aims to address. These include identity exclusion, which is being resolved through the Ghanacard, and the lack of a functional address system in Ghana, which is being tackled through the property address system.<\/p>\n
Regarding financial exclusion, the Vice President noted that prior to the introduction of mobile money interoperability, a substantial portion of Ghanaians was unbanked and excluded from the financial ecosystem. However, with mobile money interoperability, millions of Ghanaians have been included, significantly increasing financial inclusion.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Dr. Bawumia highlighted the government\u2019s approach to improving the delivery of public services by minimizing human contact.
This strategy has not only contributed to the fight against corruption but has also resulted in increased government revenue.
As an example, he cited the passport office, which processed 16,232 applications with revenue of GHC 1.1m in 2017. In contrast, after the introduction of digitisation, the same office processed 498,963 online applications in 2021, generating a total revenue of GHC 56.7m.<\/p>\n
The annual New Year School, organized by the University of Ghana, brings together stakeholders from various sectors to discuss issues of national and global significance at the start of each year.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bawumia\u2019s speech aligned with this year\u2019s theme, \u201cNurturing Resilience: Adopting Technology and Embracing Humanism for Sustainable Development.\u201d
The Vice President\u2019s remarks showcased the NPP\u2019s commitment to harnessing technology for Ghana\u2019s progress and development.<\/p>\n
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