The Ghana Passport Application as a Case Study of Digital Service Delivery, Corruption Reduction, and Economic Transformation

Evolution of Ghana Passport Application Processes Manual and Paper-Based System Originally, Ghanaian passport applications were processed through entirely manual, paper-based systems. Applicants had to visit passport offices physically, obtain paper…

Boosting Data Protection with Blockchain: Promise, Paradox, and the Path Forward

Few technologies have generated as much buzz and confusion as blockchain. Once tethered primarily to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, blockchain has since been paraded as the answer to everything from digital…

Beyond Data Localisation: Does Ghana Have the Capacity for True Digital Sovereignty?

The ongoing debate surrounding data localisation and the storage of Ghana government emails has exposed a much larger national conversation, one that goes beyond where data is physically stored to…

One Million Coders as a National Digital Governance Engine: A Policy and Implementation Model for Sustainable Government Websites in Ghana

Abstract Ghana’s One Million Coders Programme can be more than a youth-skilling intervention; it can become a national digital governance instrument that helps ministries, departments, and agencies manage websites, improve…