NITA is an Agency and not an Authority. I took my time to read about them very well. What they planning to do falls under the powers of an authority.
NITA is the agency responsible for implementing Ghana's IT policies. Its mandate includes identifying, promoting and developing innovative technologies.
NITA plays a significant national role, its structure and mandate fit more within an implementation/coordination agency than an independent regulatory authority.
It does not function as a fully independent national regulator with broad enforcement powers across the ICT sector in the same way an authority typically would.
For example, a true authority often has powers to:
a. independently regulate an industry,
b. issue mandatory licenses,
c. enforce compliance,
d. impose sanctions or penalties,
e. conduct formal investigations,
f. operate with stronger statutory independence.
This doesn’t fall into the powers of NITA but then they want to execute it. If laws work very well, NITA sef won’t get away.
So the question is; why does an agency want to execute the powers of an authority and who is backing them do this?
Charley we are tired😂😂.
A ministry that quickly removed a pricing page from their website and started editing things around now wants to convince us that the information currently on the website has always been there and is exactly the same as what is in the bill. They really think we are all still at Mavis Beacon and Encarta level.
Ghana’s creative and tech ecosystem was built by freelancers working from home setups with unstable power. By young developers teaching themselves online.
By designers, founders, animators, editors, and remote workers figuring things out with limited resources and persistence.
Hon. @samgeorgegh , if the policy intention is government-only, why does Section 46 say that a person shall not be appointed as an ICT professional in a public or private institution unless certified by the Authority. That wording clearly goes beyond government or ?? #AskNITA
The concern isn’t whether NITA has legal backing today or not. The real issue is why Ghana’s tech ecosystem is being pushed toward a regulatory model that feels hostile to innovation in one of the fastest-evolving industries on earth.
Tech changes in months, not decades. A 2008 mandate may not be fully applicable in our ever-evolving “ICT” space. Heavy licensing, mandatory certifications, excessive fees and broad regulatory control may work in static industries, but in tech they risk killing experimentation, discouraging young builders and pushing startups out before they even scale.
Ghana should be lowering barriers for innovation, not creating gatekeepers around it. If the ecosystem that is creating jobs, attracting global capital, and positioning Ghana as a digital hub is sounding the alarm, then policymakers should listen instead of defending bureaucracy.
Regulation is necessary, yes - but regulation that slows innovation becomes a national disadvantage.
That’s all young people are telling @samgeorgegh and NITA.
Simple and tietia.
The bill you have is outdated. Its version is 0.2 whiles what i am reading and explaining to you now is 5.0
Don’t worry sir. We will wait for you and your team to upload 5.0 when it’s ready.
We will check the website every single day.
Bro, these people changed the whole scenario. When was even the last time the government awarded a contract to a startup or a tech company known by many? They always give contracts to themselves. Even the laptops they bought for the 1M Coders program, they couldn’t even state the specs publicly.
In other words, what the public saw was just a draft. Version 4.0 is reportedly the updated one, locked away, and will only surface after cabinet approval. #AskNITA
He is lying again and again just to make himself look good and convince people that the bill is somehow good for them. Simply ask him how the bill will enable startups, what funds they will dedicate every year to support startups and the tech ecosystem, and what transparency measures will be in place, and he won’t be able to mention anything. But somehow, there are many parts of the bill that give them more power and more money. That’s the whole point.
He lied about data prices, lied about PayPal, lied about TikTok monetization, and now he is lying about the bill too. Lying after lying after lying. Don’t allow him to pass that bill.