The government’s development priorities, according to Vice President Dr. Mahaudu Bawumia, are centered on economic transformation through value-added to generate employment, lessen poverty, and increase social participation while maintaining the integrity of our environment.
According to him, the “Ghana Beyond Aid” vision, which aims to shift citizens’ perspectives toward a greater dependence on domestic resources and private sector investment to drive economic transformation, serves as the foundation for both the medium- and long-term development plans.
On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Dr. Bawumai made these remarks in Accra at the 18th Plenary of the Group of Earth Observations (GEO) Week.
Dr. Bawumia claimed that data had become more crucial for decision-making, and that the government’s targeted programs, including campaigns to reduce poverty and combat illegal mining, were partially based on such data.
“We are using the Digital Earth Africa program’s products in Ghana to track how illegal mining activities are changing the landscape. It would be more significant and influential to create an interoperable data ecosystem that combines Earth observation data with other data, such as socioeconomic data, citizen data, and statistical data, among others.
“Our development initiatives are centered on economic transformation through value-addition to create jobs, decrease poverty, and improve social inclusion while preserving the integrity of our environment,” the statement reads. The “Ghana Beyond Aid” vision, which aims to shift our people’s perspectives toward a greater dependence on domestic resources and private sector investment to drive economic transformation, serves as the foundation for our medium- and long-term development goals.
With a focus on resource optimization, investments in agriculture, better health, and industrialization, as well as the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency, the use of digital technology is essential to achieving the goals of the “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda.