The Ghanaian authorities’s subsequent part in its digitalization drive is ready to be the adoption of blockchain expertise, in accordance with the nation’s vice chairman. He said that his administration goals to grow to be 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 said that the adoption of blockchain expertise is ready to be the subsequent part of his authorities’s digitalization drive. Bawumia argued that the adoption of this expertise won’t solely guarantee authorities information and data are tamper-proof however may also make his administration a “blockchain-powered authorities.”
Based on a report by Ghanaweb, the Vice President views blockchain as a really perfect digital instrument for combating corruption within the public sector. Bawumia, who spoke on the lately held 14th Commonwealth Regional Convention, expressed hope that authorities businesses shall be absolutely digitalized by the tip of the 12 months to make sure the graceful implementation of the subsequent part.
Bawumia expressed his perception that the federal government will have the ability to emulate international locations like Estonia by integrating its databases. He mentioned:
For Ghana, our subsequent stage of the digitalization journey is to finish the combination of our databases by way of the X-Street Integration Infrastructure, as completed in different international locations 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 units.
Along with making data or information immutable, Bawumia, the Ghanaian Vice President and the ruling New Patriotic Social gathering’s Presidential candidate within the December polls, mentioned the blockchain shall be helpful in stopping or blocking corruption.
Bawumia additionally revealed that his administration’s goal is to grow to be one of many few blockchain-powered governments on this planet and the primary in Africa.
