Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been named by the New African Magazine on its 100 Most Influential Africans list, mainly for his efforts in utilising digitalisation to spearhead development.
The Magazine praised the Vice President for Ghana’s digitisation efforts which they say is a precedent for the entire continent to follow.
Praised for “utilising tech for development”, the Magazine said: “The Oxford-trained economist, former Deputy Governor of Ghana’s Central Bank and Vice President of the Republic of Ghana since 2017, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is spearheading Ghana’s digitisation as a core economic strategy to solve socio-economic problems, formalise and build a more inclusive economy, deal with corruption and to provide social services more effectively,”
“His reforms are setting a unique precedent on the continent. His digitisation agenda has resulted in the implementation and adoption of a National Identification System and a Mobile Money Interoperability System.
“This is enabling a new set of opportunities for the consumer including mobile wallets and greater financial inclusion “Bawumia sees technology as the key to transforming the economy and delivering essential services,” the publication added” the magazine continued.
Bawumia made the list alongside a slew of other African leaders, entertainers, sportsmen and others.
Named in the category of influential leaders, other leaders recognised include Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Macky Sall of Senegal and William Ruto of Kenya. Others are AfFB President Akinwumi Adesina, and Afriexim Bank President Professor Benedict Oramah, among others.
Since ascending to office, Dr Bawumia has pushed hard for his digital agenda and continues to make strides in leading Ghana into the future every single day.
His efforts have yielded massive fruits including the issuance of the National Identification Cards, the digital property address system, mobile money interoperability, a universal QR Code payment system and many others.
Earlier this week, the Vice President once again highlighted how digitalisation has advanced healthcare delivery in Ghana whilst speaking in Tamale at the NHIS Active Month.
Bawumia listed the networking of hospitals, the provision of medical drones and the establishment of the e-pharmacy platform as the major interventions brought to healthcare in Ghana by digitalisation.
Ghana’s medical drone service is the largest in the World, whilst the e-pharmacy platform is a first in Africa.
Earlier this year, during the Mobile World Congress Africa 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda, Ghana was hailed for being the only country in Africa to achieve 100% in financial inclusion, another by-product of the Vice President’s digital agenda.
The recognition from the New Africa Magazine is just the latest in a long line of plaudits Ghana’s digital drive has received from those outside its shores, proving the utility of the Vice President’s vision.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com