Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said he is excited about the prospects of the nation that the Nana Akufo-Addo led administration is building and the brilliant minds being nurtured who are contributing towards this vision.
He said he is looking forward to all those playing a role in making the nation great and strong and the digital revolution are youth-driven.
Delivering a public lecture on how Ghana’s economy was being digitalized at the Ashesi University, Dr. Bawumia said “We are not yet where we want to be, but we have made a great start and there is a lot more to come. There is also more to be done to embed these major digital reforms in the everyday lives of Ghanaians as the adoption and usage of digital technology increases. We have put in place new systems and we should all commit to adopt them and utilize them for maximum impact in the coming years “.
The vice president said “progress in digital transformation justifies the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that Ghana should benchmark itself against the best in the world and move away from the “dependency mentality” to a “can do” attitude. Thanks to the vision of the President and the cooperation and hard work of our ministers and heads of agencies across many sectors, we have done in 5 years what Ghana was not able to do after 60 years of independence“!
Dr. Bawumia said NPP administration has to enhance access to the internet and lower the cost of internet across the country and In this regard, they are making progress so Internet Penetration currently stands at 50% compared to 26% in 2017 so Government is working to further increase internet access especially in rural areas.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
