Government of Ghana has announced that the digitization of all transactions in the public sector will be completed by June 2020.
This means cash will no longer be accepted for service delivery in the public sector by June next year.
According to Vice President, Dr. Muhammudu Bawumia who announced this at a forum organized by Ishmael Yamson and Associates, a pilot exercise has already been completed in the Tourism Ministry ahead of the implementation. This has seen revenues to the Ministry quadrupled, within the period.
He says the move is to block financial leakage in the public service.
“So if you want a service, you would have to go to one portal so that you can do everything online.”
He expressed optimism the exercise will increase domestic revenue.
“When you do that you are eliminating a lot of middle men, of course goro boys,” he said. He made mention of the, NHIA, DVLA and Registrar General’s department, which had also commenced services via digital means.
Digitisation of services might have commenced in key government agencies with running smoothly, but services at the Registrar General’s department is still reeling from time wasting bureaucratic practices. I want to stress that a lot is required to ease the red tape processes in getting your business registered and the eventual registration renewal process.
