GE supports Ghana’s digitisation drive at Silicon Valley delegation
GE joined a delegation to Silicon Valley led by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

GE supports Ghana’s digitisation drive at Silicon Valley delegation

GE, the world’s premier Digital Industrial Company, recently joined a delegation to Silicon Valley led by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who is currently spearheading the country’s digital transformation project.

The VP’s focus is to accelerate the digitisation of the Ghanaian economy and move Ghana beyond aid dependence.

 The delegation aimed to explore the possibilities of developing strategic insight and partnerships with leading technology companies in the Silicon Valley area, such as GE, Google and IBM.

The VP and his team took a tour of GE Digital’s San Ramon Facility where the delegation spent over four hours. They received an overview of GE’s products in power, oil and gas and Predix. The visitors also experienced an augmented or virtual reality Predix pilot app that was demonstrated by recent graduates of GE’s Digital Technology Leadership Program.

“We are proud to have been among the technology giants who hosted the Vice President of Ghana and his team in Silicon Valley,” said Sulemana Abubakar, Chief Information Officer of GE Africa.

“GE is committed to the sustainable development of Africa and our digital business provides solutions that optimise operations to improve asset performance while keeping costs down. This is what Africa needs and Ghana is in the right direction with the government’s digital transformation program.”

Ghana is currently reviewing several regulations governing the information communication technology sector to free up the innovative talent and capabilities of already existing and start-up companies. This aims to make it easier to enter and invest in the sector and encourage ICT uptake.

“We are trying to build a new, efficient Ghana,” said Dr Bawumia.

“The world is continually evolving and this evolution is led by cutting edge technology. We know there are many talented young men and women in the ICT space, and government is looking at ways to make innovating and actualising promising ideas easier.”

GE has been working in Ghana for several years to support economic growth through infrastructure development especially in the power, healthcare and transport sectors. One of the company’s innovative power projects is the Atuabo Waste Gas to Power, a flagship project in Sub-Saharan Africa using waste flare gas as a fuel source.

The company is currently in discussions with the government of Ghana on opportunities for collaboration to drive the country’s digital transformation initiative. Powered by Predix, GE Digital creates software to design, build, operate, and manage the entire asset life cycle – enabling industrial businesses globally, Ghana inclusive, to operate faster, smarter and more efficiently.

 

 

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