Vice President Dr, Mahamadu Bawumia says the government’s digitalization agenda is gradually paying off. According to Dr. Bawumia, digitalization has increased efficiency and reduced corruption in the public sector.
The Vice President made these remarks when he was speaking at the 2022 National Internal Auditors Conference in Accra, highlighting some areas digitalization has impacted positively.
“We are already seeing the impact of these digitalization initiatives including efficient public service delivery by all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies on the Ghana.gov portal, combating corruption by removing the middle man, and also ghost names in many transactions, bringing more Ghanaians into the formal sector and driving domestic revenue mobilization, amongst others.”
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has implemented a number of initiatives, including mobile money interoperability, digital renewal of National Health Insurance, and implementation of the digital address system.
According to the government, these have considerably improved Ghanaians' economic and social lives, but some Ghanaians disagree with this assertion.
Despite these initiatives, certain groups have launched protests, claiming that the Akufo-Addo administration is causing them economic hardship.