Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has urged Ghanaian educational institutions to embrace opportunities in the digital and artificial intelligence (AI) space to support national development and drive West Africa’s digital transformation.
He made the call at the inauguration of the Centre for West Africa Studies for Digital Public Governance at GIMPA, an event that also marked the institute’s 65th anniversary.
Mr. Debrah said AI, cloud systems, digital financial services, and e-governance are changing how economies grow, how governments deliver services, and how citizens engage in public life. He stressed that Ghana and Africa must take an active role in these changes.
The Chief of Staff said government supports the centre to strengthen Ghana’s digital agenda and improve West Africa’s position in the digital space. He added that the government allocated 33.3 billion cedis to education in the 2026 budget and urged the centre and GIMPA to work with accountability.
The centre is a partnership between GIMPA and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). A key part of the project is a digital hub to gather governance data to help leaders make decisions based on evidence. GIMPA’s Rector, Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, said the hub is expected to be fully operational within one year.
