NPP Govt Creates More Sustainable Jobs Through Its Digital Agenda

Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia says Ghana would soon boast of digital and technology entrepreneurs who would help the government to drastically reduce the rate of youth unemployment in the country.

These achievements have informed the decision of the known New Patriotic Party member who doubles as the Market, Advertising Psychologist and Licensed  Psychologist, Mr Razak Kojo Opoku to congratulate the top shots of the party, particularly, the Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia for his effective implementation of the concept of digitalization/digitization in the country.

According to him, Dr Bawumia's digital agenda is key to creating digital and technology entrepreneurs for Ghana and Africa.

Speaking in an interview with Soireenews, Mr Opoku pointed out that every modern economy and society is developed through the concept of digitalization. 

He noted that digitalization is transforming the ways in which industries, businesses, agricultural products, general goods and services are marketed, distributed, traded, delivered and consumed in an increasingly digitized economy.

He mentioned that products, goods and services are moving from tangible mediums to digital ones. 

Mr Opoku stated that sustainability of government flagship programmes such as Planting for Food and Jobs, and One-District-One-Factory would largely depend on digitalization, how the ministries and companies involved in the programme will be able to effectively and efficiently adopt digital technologies to promote and market their products and services to the local, African and Global markets for profits. 

He added that the easy accessibility and availability of the products and goods from the 1D1F and Planting for Food and Jobs on the marketplaces is through digitalization, the greater the profits and sustainability of the programmes. 

"However, it is important to state that in an increasingly digitized economic environment, companies/industries which are established around the concept of digitalization create trillions and billions of dollars to support the national economy in terms of jobs and wealth creation. 

"Digital, internet and technology-driven companies such as Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tencent, Visa, Mastercard, Facebook, Alibaba, Twitter etc. are economic giants in their own capacity, having economic growth and financial impact greater than the entire economy of African countries," he stated.

He maintained that through Dr Bawumia, Ghana shall become the Hub of Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa.

 Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater Accra Regional Correspondent