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In 2017, the UAE Launched the One Million Arab Coders Program—It Led to Market Saturation. What Can Ghana Learn in its 1 Million Coders project ?

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This signals a strong recognition that digital skills are essential for Ghana’s future. But to maximize impact, we must ask:

Key Questions:

1️⃣ Is a mass coders initiative still relevant in the age of AI? With automation taking over, do we need 1 million programmers?
2️⃣ How do we ensure job creation, not just training? Without a structured framework, Ghana risks oversaturating the market with unemployed coders.

This article explores the good, the bad, and the ugly—and presents a clear execution framework, with remote work and BPO as the key solutions to ensuring success.

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Ghana’s Startup Bill Nears Approval: Lessons from Africa’s Best and Worst Startup Laws

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Ghana is on the brink of a potentially transformative moment for its entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Ghana Innovation and Startup Bill, spearheaded by the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, aims to provide a structured legal framework to formalize support for startups, attract investment, and stimulate innovation. If passed, this bill could significantly improve access to funding, regulatory clarity, tax incentives, and ecosystem collaboration. However, given the experiences of other African nations that have implemented Startup Acts, Ghana must approach this bill with both optimism and caution.

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What If MTN Ghana Became a Bank? Would It Be Bigger Than Your Bank?

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I left the conference thinking about what it would look like if telecom companies in Ghana could get banking licenses. I conducted an analysis of the potential effects, focusing on MTN due to its significant market share. It is important to note that MTN has clearly stated it is not seeking a banking license.

My analysis is based on data from the Ghana Banking Industry Report 2023 (A Report by LIMA Partners), the NCA data subscription analysis for December 2022 to January 2023, MTN Ghana’s FY 2023 results, and the BFT Banking Industry’s Performance in 2023 at a glance article, which is based on the summary of macroeconomic and financial data released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).

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10 Critical Questions to Ask About Digital Strategies in Ghana’s Election Manifestos

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As Ghana enters an election year and manifesto season is in full swing, digital transformation has become a hot topic. Given its pivotal role in national development, it’s crucial to ask the right questions when evaluating the digital and tech promises in these manifestos. I’m not wading into politics—just offering a framework, from a tech perspective, to help Ghanaians critically assess the digital strategies of those vying for leadership.

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Team led by Ethel Cofie Develops Ghana’s First AI Curriculum for Technical Universities – Shaping the Future of AI Education in Ghana

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n Ghana’s educational system landscape, a transformative journey is unfolding. The Commission for Vocational and Technical Education, an agency under the Ministry of Education, is spearheading an ambitious initiative to develop the nation’s first curriculum for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tailored specifically for programs in technical universities. This groundbreaking endeavor is set to equip students with the practical knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the fast-evolving AI industry, fostering a generation of innovators poised to lead Ghana into a new era of technological advancement.

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