Innovation meets Growth? Navigating the Digital Landscape in Ghana

In Africa, digital entrepreneurs and MSMEs have also played a leading role in expanding the frontiers of the digital economy, including training of citizens in relevant digital skills, and diffusion of innovative products and services. [...] These in- clude inadequate legal and regulatory frameworks to support the digitalization process, lack of financing for digital MSMEs, scarcity of relevant digital skills in firms and the general population, and the infrastructure required to deliver solutions. [...] the status of digitalization, business issues being addressed by digitaliza- tion, and the purpose and drivers of digitalization in the business? Infrastructure: What infrastructure is available in Ghana? What technologies have firms de- ployed? What are the gaps? Human capital: What types of digital skills are available in Ghana and what skills are needed? The firms covered by the survey are prim. [...] While some of the respondents have the capacity to absorb and deploy these modern digital tools, their low uptake is due largely to lack of skills, funding challenges, and inadequate readiness of the current digital landscape to absorb this technology. [...] Human Capital - Assess digital skills needs and build capacity through training: The supply of digitally skilled labour in Ghana must increase to meet the anticipated labour market needs of economic growth and the digitalization and automation of agriculture, manufacturing, and services.