LIVESTREAMED: Ghana Hosts Pre-Global Data Festival
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) recently hosted the Pre-Global Data Festival at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, marking a significant step towards fostering data-driven governance and cross-border cooperation within the African tech landscape. This high-profile event, crucial for understanding data’s role in development, brought together key stakeholders to discuss leveraging data for economic growth and policy reform.
Driving Data Innovation in Africa
The festival, themed “Driving Data Innovation, Policy and South–South Collaborations,” served as a critical prelude to the Global Data Festival. The GSS aimed to position Ghana as a regional leader in data utilization. The event focused on enabling emerging economies to effectively utilize data for inclusive development, policy changes, and economic resilience across Africa. A key highlight was a keynote address by Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. She showcased Ghana’s recent macroeconomic achievements, including a decline in inflation and the stabilization of the cedi. The Vice President’s speech underscored the implications of these trends for fiscal planning and investments. This festival is a significant step in developing Africa’s data capabilities.
The event’s focus on south-south collaborations, and its location in Ghana, suggests the growing influence of African tech leaders and the continent’s commitment to developing local capacity in data innovation and utilization.
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