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Ghana's digital ecosystem week in review: e-vat to commerce Mar 31, KNUST graduates 41 advanced ICT talents, new InsureTech startup launched, and more ...
Accra Digital Digest No. #000111
Date: March 13 - 19, 2023
Dear friends,
We are excited to share with you the most important news, perspectives, analysis, and insights about Ghanaian digital ecosystem last week.
Digital infrastructure & platforms
News updates
Property rate platform to begin operation by end of March – GRA
Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Reverend Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, says the common platform for the collection of property tax rates in the country will be fully operational by March ending.
Samsung’s new 5G Galaxy A Series available in Ghana on March 20, 2023
The Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G deliver stunning images with clear quality even in bright conditions, making use of Samsung Galaxy’s leading Nightography and AI capabilities.
Digital governance
News updates
Ghana Revenue Authority To Begin First Phase of e-VAT Implementation On March 31
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin the first phase of electronic value-added tax (e-VAT) implementation on March 31 to June 1 with about 600 taxpayers in the Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) integrated into its invoicing system.
Protocol on Digital Trade to be finalised by June 2023 - AfCFTA Secretariat
Negotiations for the AfCFTA digital trade protocols have commenced and is expected to conclude by June this year.
Digital finance
News updates
‘Kowri Protect’ to deepen insurance penetration
Dreamoval, a lead Fintech entity in partnership with Star Assurance, has introduced ‘Kowri Protect’ – an innovative insurance initiative to provide cover for micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSME) who use the platform to protect their investments as well as deepen insurance penetration.
BoG Governor calls for collaboration to diffuse digital technology in real economy
Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of the Ghana, BoG, has urged Financial Technology companies (Fintech) to collaborate with other digital solution providers to fast-track the diffusion of digital technologies in the real sectors of the economy in Ghana.
Digital entrepreneurship
News updates
Yango partners Leasafric Ghana to expand business
Ride Hailing Service Provider, Yango, has entered into a partnership with Leasafric Ghana Plc, a leasing and logistics business in Ghana, who will add thousands of cars to its fleet in Ghana by the end of 2023 to enhance service delivery and client satisfaction.
Applications Open for 2023 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has launched its fifth annual edition and now calls for participation from Africa’s entrepreneurial talent.
Digital talents
News updates
GhIE holds 53rd AGM, Conference in Takoradi
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) will hold its 53rd annual general meeting and conference in Tarkoradi from March 27, 2023 to April 1, 2023to discuss, among other issues, how engineering practitioners will merge their knowledge and innovation to invent and construct projects to withstand the test of time.
Forty-one (41) students graduated under the KNUST engineering education project.
Forty-one (41) students from the Computer, Telecommunication, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Materials Engineering Departments under the College of Engineering and the Computer Science Department under the College of Science graduated under the KEEP KNUST at the 56th KNUST Congregation on 17th March 2023 at the Great Hall, KNUST.
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