President John Dramani Mahama has declared the official opening of the 2025 National Cyber Security Awareness Month, calling for collective action to build a digital Ghana that is safe, inclusive, and accountable.
Speaking at the event themed “Building a Safe, Informed and Accountable Digital Space”, the President described the occasion as “a pivotal moment for reflection” on Ghana’s digital trajectory, stressing that the country must choose whether technology becomes a tool for empowerment or a source of vulnerability.
“Digitalisation is real. It shapes how our farmers access weather updates, how students learn, how businesses expand beyond borders, and how government delivers services,” Mahama said. “But the same tools that empower us can also be exploited—to steal identities, disrupt economies, or compromise critical infrastructure. Cyber threats are borderless, complex, and constantly evolving.”
Outlining his administration’s Reset Ghana Agenda, Mahama highlighted four key initiatives driving Ghana’s cyber-secure future:
- 1 Million Coders Program – training a new generation of Ghanaians in coding, data analytics, software engineering, and cybersecurity.
- Data Jobs Initiative – establishing regional ICT hubs and redeveloping the Dawa ICT Park into a global centre of excellence.
- FinTech Growth Fund – a $50 million support package for local startups to build homegrown digital finance solutions.
- 24-Hour Economy – a bold plan requiring secure, round-the-clock systems, anchored in strong cybersecurity protocols.
To safeguard Ghana’s digital space, Mahama inaugurated the Joint Cyber Security Committee (JCC), which will bring together intelligence and security agencies under the Cyber Security Authority to coordinate a unified response against cyber threats.
He also announced Ghana’s plan to ratify and sign the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime this October—joining other global frameworks such as the Malabo and Budapest Conventions.
“Cybercrime knows no borders. A hacker halfway across the world can compromise our systems in seconds. Ghana cannot act alone; we must act together with the world,” Mahama stressed.
The President underscored that cybersecurity is not the duty of government alone but a shared national responsibility.
- Government, he said, must provide strong policies and enforcement.
- Businesses must invest in data protection and cyber resilience.
- Civil society must educate, advocate, and hold institutions accountable.
- Citizens must stay informed and vigilant online.
Through school curricula, community training, and public campaigns, Mahama pledged to ensure every Ghanaian—from the classroom to the marketplace—understands the risks of the digital age.
Closing his address, Mahama emphasised that Ghana’s digital future must rest on responsibility and protection.
“Digitalisation without security is unsustainable. Innovation without responsibility is dangerous. And opportunity without inclusion is unjust,” he declared.
“What we seek to build is not just a digital economy, but a digital society—a Ghana that is connected and protected, that empowers its youth, supports its businesses, and secures its cyberspace for all.”
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