Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has officially launched the Ghana CitizenApp with a call on the public to fully embrace the initiative.
The CitizenApp has a digital ID for everybody that offers unique identification like a Ghana Card and the use of cyber security and blockchain to create a robust system that protects citizens and government’s data.
Speaking at the launch of the CitizenApp in Accra on Monday (7 October), Bawumia said the rollout of the CitizenApp marks a significant milestone in Ghana’s digitalisation journey.
”So this is a very exciting development in our digitalisation journey because we are providing in this context a very efficient digital economy which has data interoperability in which a single instance of data access across government agencies.”
“Many advanced countries have not yet done it. And so we are moving in a direction which has major opportunities. I mean, we are just now scratching the surface.”
“But I think once the system comes in doing business in Ghana would be very, very easy and smooth paying taxes will be very easy getting your passport will be very easy, registering a business is very easy, you know, you’re going to make life easier for the citizens,” Bawumia said.
