Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has underscored the significant achievement of the government’s payment platform, Ghana.gov, in the country’s digitalisation journey.
The government launched Ghana.GOV as the secured platform for payment of government services in 2021.
Speaking to journalists in Accra on Sunday, February 18, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West Constituency intimated that the platform has become “the cornerstone of Ghana’s digital transformation journey.”
According to her, the platform has successfully integrated over 1,500 institutions in its three years of operation, as opposed to the 13 institutions that onboarded the e-services platform over the same period.
“With only five of those 13 [institutions] being active,” she said.
She further noted the remarkable revenue generation increase owing to the platform’s secure and user-friendly interface.
The minister said, “Currently, Ghana.GOV has facilitated the collection of an impressive amount of GH¢210 billion,” adding, “This substantial amount underscores the platform’s pivotal role in streamlining financial transactions, enhancing transparency, and bolstering the nation’s fiscal integrity.”
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The Ablekuma West lawmaker continued that such a milestone achievement of the Ghana.GOV platform “symbolises the tangible impact of digital innovation on public service delivery, economic efficiency, and citizen empowerment.”
She further stated that the Ghana.GOV platform is a testament to the government’s drive to harness the power of technology to “optimise revenue collection processes.”
“Ghana.gov has not only expedited financial transactions but also minimised bureaucratic red tape and mitigated the risk of revenue leakages.”
About Ghana.GOV
Ghana.GOV is a digital service and revenue collection platform, created to provide a single point of access to Government of Ghana services for the public sector.
This is in pursuit of the government’s vision of digitizing the economy and modernizing the way the government pays its bills and collects fees for the benefit of all citizens, residents, and visitors.
The service portal seeks to deliver the processing of all payments and transfers (both electronic and cash) against the predefined service flows of each MDA and MMDA.
The platform also manages post-payment workflow, customer notification, feedback, and service ratings. This will help the government fulfill its goal of creating a cash-lite economy.
By Emmanuel Kwarteng
