GHANA CITIES MONITOR 2023 REPORT 2

Overall, the GCM shows both prospects and challenges related to the quality of governance, the delivery of public goods that are fundamental to the quality of life, and the potential for socio-economic transformation in cities. [...] 4.2 Major and sub-components of the Ghana Cities Monitor (GCM) The components used in constructing the GCM reflect the conditions that impact the ease and quality of living in cities. [...] GHANA CITIES MONITOR 2023 REPORT ---- 41 While the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its implementing arm, the Ghana Education Service (GES), play instrumental roles in the delivery of education in the country, the Education Act 2008 (Act 778) mandates the Ministry of Education decentralize the management of first and second cycle education to the District level.16 Hence, the management of the educa. [...] In Ghana, the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has primary oversight over coordinating social protection interventions implemented by multiple ministries and government agencies.26 Accordingly, the Ministry co-ordinates the activities of ministries, departments, and agencies at the central and local government levels in the “identification, formulation, and delivery of social pr. [...] To promote the expansion and use of e-commerce in Ghana, the government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization and the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), have put policies and systems in place.