Edem Segbefia Hails Mahama’s Digital Sector Overhaul
Aspiring NDC National Vice Chairman Dr. Edem Segbefia has lauded the Mahama administration’s Communication, Digital, Technology and Innovation reforms as a transformative recalibration of Ghana’s digital landscape, arguing that the agenda has expanded access, lowered costs and created livelihoods beyond Accra. The remarks came during an engagement with NDC grassroots envoys in the Upper East.
Dr. Segbefia described the inherited sector as constrained by debt, fragmented infrastructure and regulatory lacunae, conditions that had relegated Ghana to a peripheral posture while peers advanced. He contended that clearance of arrears, revival of stalled initiatives and legislative momentum, including the Innovation and Startup Bill, restored fiscal viability and policy coherence. The intervention, he said, repositioned the sector from aspiration to execution.
The aspirant cited a suite of interventions as evidence of impact. “We launched the one million coders programme and digital jobs initiative, established ICT parks such as Dawa and a fintech growth fund, and advanced a 5G spectrum roadmap alongside right-of-way reforms,” he stated. He further referenced affordability measures, device financing partnerships and rural connectivity targets aimed at bringing underserved populations online, alongside cybersecurity frameworks and a specialist cybercrime court.
The grassroots-facing thrust, he argued, translates into tangible benefits for traders, farmers and party operatives. Reduced transaction costs, mobile market intelligence, precision agronomy alerts and expanded fintech access are intended to compress intermediation, stabilise prices and improve credit flow. Localised data infrastructure, he added, retains value domestically and supports remote BPO and coding employment across regional hubs.
Contextually, the reforms seek to address longstanding digital inequities between urban and rural Ghana, where connectivity gaps, device affordability and skills deficits have limited productivity. By aligning infrastructure expansion with skills pipelines, cybersecurity safeguards and e-government integration, the administration is pursuing a layered strategy to deepen digital inclusion and economic participation.
Dr. Segbefia framed the digital push as both developmental and political capital, contending that visible improvements in networks, affordability and employment can anchor grassroots loyalty ahead of future contests. The durability of the gains, he implied, will depend on sustained implementation, equitable rural penetration and demonstrable livelihood outcomes across constituencies.
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Author: Korkor Anumu
