The Chief Business Development Officer of IT Consortium, John Joojo Esua-Mensah, has underscored the importance of partnerships and knowledge exchange in driving innovation and growth in the country’s technology sector.
He also emphasised the need for collaboration to scale African technological solutions globally.
Mr Esua-Mensah made the call at the World Summit Awards (WSA) Global Congress held in Hyderabad, India, where Ghana won three out of the 40 prestigious awards in a global digital innovation competition.Â
Winners
The winning projects are Chango, a crowd funding platform for causes like health care, education and emergencies that operated under Ghana’s financial regulatory frameworks fully regulated by the Bank of Ghana, Achieve by Petra, a savings and financial planning app and KhayaAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform focused on local language processing, inclusive learning and research accessibility in full compliance with Ghana’s data protection regulations.
Chango was represented by Mr Esua-Mensah, Yussif Markstar, Hosny Ben Savage and Matilda Amuzu while Achieve by Petra was represented by Huzaifa Abdulai and Daniel Anaman and KhayaAI, represented by Dr Stephen Moore and Lawrence Adu-Gyamfi.
The Hyderabad Congress gave Ghanaian winners a platform to present their solutions, connect with global peers, and engage in high-level discussions on operational scaling, digital inclusion, and the legal frameworks that foster trust and long-term innovation.
Ghana’s visibility at the WSA Global Congress was further supported by the Mohinani Group, which sponsored the participation of Kwesi Hayford (President, e-Sports Association Ghana), Kafui Anson-Yevu (Kraado), and Ato Ulzen-Appiah (GhanaThink Foundation).
Their presence contributed to a strong Ghanaian showing at the event and emphasised the growing role of private sector support in promoting digital innovation. Â
Event
The event brought together Ghana’s top digital innovators and international thought leaders to discuss the future of technology and sustainable digital development which was attended by Ms Dorothy Gordon, a WSA Board Member and National Expert for Ghana, along with representatives from the WSA Global Office.
In her keynote address, Ms Gordon applauded Ghanaian winners of the WSA for their ingenuity and dedication to leveraging technology for social good.
She emphasised the need for locally grounded innovations with global reach.