The Ghanaian authorities’s subsequent section in its digitalization drive is about to be the adoption of blockchain expertise, in response to the nation’s vp. He acknowledged that his administration goals to change into one of many few governments worldwide powered by blockchain, and the primary in Africa.
A Blockchain-Powered Authorities
The Vice President of Ghana, Mahamadu Bawumia, has acknowledged that the adoption of blockchain expertise is about to be the subsequent section of his authorities’s digitalization drive. Bawumia argued that the adoption of this expertise won’t solely guarantee authorities information and information are tamper-proof however may even make his administration a “blockchain-powered authorities.”
In line with a report by Ghanaweb, the Vice President views blockchain as a perfect digital software for combating corruption within the public sector. Bawumia, who spoke on the just lately held 14th Commonwealth Regional Convention, expressed hope that authorities businesses can be totally digitalized by the tip of the 12 months to make sure the sleek implementation of the subsequent section.
Bawumia expressed his perception that the federal government will be capable of emulate nations like Estonia by integrating its databases. He mentioned:
For Ghana, our subsequent stage of the digitalization journey is to finish the mixing of our databases by the X-Street Integration Infrastructure, as finished in different nations like Estonia. We’ll then apply blockchain expertise to all of presidency, for the speedy and immutable identification of modifications in digital information and clever gadgets.
Along with making information or information immutable, Bawumia, the Ghanaian Vice President and the ruling New Patriotic Celebration’s Presidential candidate within the December polls, mentioned the blockchain can be helpful in stopping or blocking corruption.
Bawumia additionally revealed that his administration’s goal is to change into one of many few blockchain-powered governments on the earth and the primary in Africa.