A one-billion Innovation Hub is to be constructed within the nation as a part of efforts to place Ghana as the subsequent Synthetic Intelligence (AI) Hub in West Africa.
The hub, to be constructed in Ningo Prampram, is a partnership between Ghana and the United Arab Emirates led by Ports Customs Free Zone Company (PCFC) and G42.
PCFC is a part of DP World and G42 is without doubt one of the main AI companies within the World.
Consequently, the Ministry of Communication, Digital Know-how and Improvements on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PCFC to implant the challenge.
The Minister of Communications, Digital Know-how and Improvements, Samuel Nartey George, signed on behalf of the federal government whereas the Group Chairman of PCFC and Chief Government Officer of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, signed on behalf of his nation.
In his remarks, Mr George mentioned the Innovation Hub to be funded by PCFC shaped a part of President John Mahama’s imaginative and prescient of reworking Ghana into the subsequent AI hub of West Africa.
He mentioned consistent with the imaginative and prescient to place Ghana because the AI hub in West Africa, President Mahama had launched the 1 million Coders programme to equip the youth with expertise and AI abilities.
“And for us, as you prepare 1,000,000 coders, that you must have jobs for these coders. Now how do you entice the roles? And that is the place PCFC and G42 are available in,” he mentioned.
The minister indicated that the companions had been influenced by the 1 million Coders Programme and determined to determine the Innovation Hub in Ghana.
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He mentioned G42 had led the transformation of Dubai’s AI ecosystem and PCFC at present held over 11 Innovation Hubs in Dubai.
He acknowledged that PCFC at present operated with all the massive 10 high expertise corporations on the planet corresponding to Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Meta.
“So having the innovation hub constructed right here in Ghana by PCFC, they arrive together with over 11,000 corporations which might be below their umbrella within the United Arab Emirates to have a Ghanaian presence,” the minister mentioned.
Mr George mentioned the primary part of the challenge which might be constructed on a 25-acre and would start in 2026, and accomplished inside two years.
“By way of technological growth, nicely that is arguably one of many greatest investments that is going to occur over the subsequent 24 months in Ghana,” Mr George acknowledged.
Among the many advantages of the Innovation Hub, he mentioned the challenge would assist create jobs for the youth because the expertise and AI corporations which might function within the hub wouldn’t herald expatriate however make use of locals to work with.
Sultan Sulayem in his remarks mentioned the world was at present dominated by concepts.
He mentioned the Western World was developed on the again of expertise and Ghana might pursue identical.
Sultan Sulayem mentioned the Innovation Hub would go a good distance to assist construct the required AI and expertise abilities in Ghana and assist create jobs for the youth.
He mentioned DP World function in 70 international locations world wide and was a number one logistics and provide chain corporations and was positioned to execute the challenge.
A one-billion Innovation Hub is to be constructed within the nation as a part of efforts to place Ghana as the subsequent Synthetic Intelligence (AI) Hub in West Africa.
The hub, to be constructed in Ningo Prampram, is a partnership between Ghana and the United Arab Emirates led by Ports Customs Free Zone Company (PCFC) and G42.
PCFC is a part of DP World and G42 is without doubt one of the main AI companies within the World.
Consequently, the Ministry of Communication, Digital Know-how and Improvements on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PCFC to implant the challenge.
The Minister of Communications, Digital Know-how and Improvements, Samuel Nartey George, signed on behalf of the federal government whereas the Group Chairman of PCFC and Chief Government Officer of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, signed on behalf of his nation.
In his remarks, Mr George mentioned the Innovation Hub to be funded by PCFC shaped a part of President John Mahama’s imaginative and prescient of reworking Ghana into the subsequent AI hub of West Africa.
He mentioned consistent with the imaginative and prescient to place Ghana because the AI hub in West Africa, President Mahama had launched the 1 million Coders programme to equip the youth with expertise and AI abilities.
“And for us, as you prepare 1,000,000 coders, that you must have jobs for these coders. Now how do you entice the roles? And that is the place PCFC and G42 are available in,” he mentioned.
The minister indicated that the companions had been influenced by the 1 million Coders Programme and determined to determine the Innovation Hub in Ghana.
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He mentioned G42 had led the transformation of Dubai’s AI ecosystem and PCFC at present held over 11 Innovation Hubs in Dubai.
He acknowledged that PCFC at present operated with all the massive 10 high expertise corporations on the planet corresponding to Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Meta.
“So having the innovation hub constructed right here in Ghana by PCFC, they arrive together with over 11,000 corporations which might be below their umbrella within the United Arab Emirates to have a Ghanaian presence,” the minister mentioned.
Mr George mentioned the primary part of the challenge which might be constructed on a 25-acre and would start in 2026, and accomplished inside two years.
“By way of technological growth, nicely that is arguably one of many greatest investments that is going to occur over the subsequent 24 months in Ghana,” Mr George acknowledged.
Among the many advantages of the Innovation Hub, he mentioned the challenge would assist create jobs for the youth because the expertise and AI corporations which might function within the hub wouldn’t herald expatriate however make use of locals to work with.
Sultan Sulayem in his remarks mentioned the world was at present dominated by concepts.
He mentioned the Western World was developed on the again of expertise and Ghana might pursue identical.
Sultan Sulayem mentioned the Innovation Hub would go a good distance to assist construct the required AI and expertise abilities in Ghana and assist create jobs for the youth.
He mentioned DP World function in 70 international locations world wide and was a number one logistics and provide chain corporations and was positioned to execute the challenge.
