Ghana targets $5bn annual economic gains from AI adoption - Sam George
Ghana's Minister for Communication, Sam George, announced a target of $5 billion in annual economic gains through the integration of AI into sectors like agriculture and public administration. The strategy focuses on improving productivity and reducing reliance on food imports.
Why it matters
It illustrates how developing nations are leveraging emerging technologies to address structural economic challenges and food security.
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, says Ghana is targeting approximately US$5 billion in annual economic gains through the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), with the government banking on improved agricultural productivity, reduced food imports and savings from more efficient public services.
He says the projected gains will come from using AI to increase productivity across key sectors of the economy, eliminate inefficiencies in government operations and improve the country’s ability to produce more of what it currently imports.
“We’re hoping that on average, you’ll add about $5 billion a year to our economy in terms of productivity, in terms of savings that are made, in terms of, for example, our food security,” he said.
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