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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the government is negotiating with the tech giants, Google, to load some 7.5 million Ghanaian addresses into its system to easily identify properties in Ghana.
He said this Thursday, during his national speech on the future of Ghana’s economy, where he pointed out that the Land Management and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA), in collaboration with the Municipal and District Assemblies, has also provided street names. and house numbers for each unnamed street in Ghana.
According to him, the entire process, which is part of the government’s implementation of a digital address system, will be completed in 2021.
“We have implemented a digital address system that captures every square inch of land or water in Ghana. In the process, we have identified and provided unique addresses.
The government will affix the address plates for each property in Ghana in the coming months and we expect the process to be completed by mid-2021. We have also had discussions with Google and expect all of our 7.5 million addresses to be uploaded to Google Maps. . in early 2021, ”he said.
This is part of efforts to digitize the Ghanaian economy, as well as the delivery processes of many government services.
Consequently, the Vice President pointed out that this initiative, among others, will also help to formalize the economy, increase government revenues, eliminate corruption and, ultimately, provide public services to citizens in a more efficient and convenient way.
Dr. Bawumia stated that the government had issued national ID cards to all Ghanaians and residents of Ghana, implemented a functional address system for all of Ghana, and provided financial services for the unbanked.
As part of the achievements of the nuclear power plant-led government, the vice president listed the implementation of mobile money interoperability, moving the economy away from a cash-based economy to a cash-based economy by implementing advanced electronic payment systems and digitizing the delivery of government services eliminate human intervention as much as possible.
“I am very pleased to note that tremendous progress has been made on all these fronts and that Ghana is clearly on its way to becoming one of the most digitized economies in Africa.”
