Category: Government Tech Policy

Government Tech Policy

My Comparative Analysis of the Ghana Security Exchange Commission’s 2024 Crowdfunding Guidelines: Lessons from Africa and Emerging Markets

Posted on June 21, 2024January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

My Comparative Analysis of the Ghana Security Exchange Commission’s 2024 Crowdfunding Guidelines: Lessons from Africa and Emerging Markets The Securities

Could MTN Offering Cross Border Payments do more for Intra Africa Trade than the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement Payment Platform?

Posted on April 24, 2024January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

MTN, Africa’s leading mobile telecommunications company, has a significant footprint across the continent, with operations in multiple countries including

Is there a Case for Third Deputy Governor for Technology and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana ? and No i am not pitching myself for the job!

Posted on April 16, 2024January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

Title: The Case for Third Deputy Governor for Technology and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana: Amending the Bank of

The State of Mobile Money in Africa 2024,it’s evolving use cases and a couple of tough questions

Posted on April 8, 2024January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

The “GSMA State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2024” underscores mobile money’s critical role in global financial inclusion, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa with 548 million accounts driving significant GDP growth. West Africa’s boom in mobile money, spurred by innovative regulations and non-MNO services, contrasts with East Africa’s MNO-led model. Use cases are expanding beyond transactions to remittances and merchant payments, fueling economic development. Technological advances and regulation prompt this sector’s promising future, offering transformative potential especially in underbanked regions.

Are these Accelerator programs wasting African startups time?

Posted on February 27, 2024January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

Are these Accelerator programs wasting African startups time?

This article was sparked by a thought-provoking LinkedIn post from Victor Asemota, where he delves into the phenomenon of African startups being caught in a seemingly endless loop of acceleration. It’s like watching a hamster on a wheel, except the hamster is a startup, and the wheel is the myriad of accelerator programs out there. Victor’s musings were in the context Visa acceleration program, where he noted that the startups involved were already so seasoned in the accelerator circuit that another round seemed more like a victory lap than a necessity

How can the African Union use a well crafted AI Policy to promote innovation

Posted on July 11, 2023January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

When we discuss policy we usually think about it in terms of regulation, structure and preventing bad actors from leveraging

what should AI policy in Africa look like ?

Posted on June 14, 2023January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

Title: Shaping the Future: A Blueprint for the African Union’s AI Policy [What should the AI policy for Africa look

The African Union Digital Transformation Strategy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Threats to Implementation

Posted on April 27, 2023January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

Learn about the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy, its challenges, opportunities and benefits, and how to unlock the digital economy in Africa.

Taxing Digital Financial Services, 3 Questions to Ask?

Posted on February 16, 2022January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

I am currently writing a white paper that looks at digital financial services taxes with specific emphasis on strategies

Deliberate ICT policies will show the difference between winners and losers in the Africa tech space

Posted on September 2, 2021January 9, 2025 by ethelcofie

From the governmental perspective, the African countries that will win in the technology race and become the locations where global tech organizations want to open offices, and where startup’s want to expand to and grow in , will have to heavily engage in developing deliberate ICT policies that will provide a road map of growth and will direct the development of a systematic tech enabled environment for their citizens and investors.