I've always been interested in how geotagging and mavlink communication in drones work and that was what led me to build Trident, a side project to answer my questions.
Because of my previous work, I've been to all 16 regions. Not just the capital towns but the remote parts. And I'm telling you, whatever level of poverty and underdevelopment you think Ghana is at, make it at least 20x. You have no idea.
We praise the Artillery and the Armor, but let's talk about the Signal Corps. I remember watching a young Corporal huddled over a mobile tactical radio during a heavy downpour in a forward sector. The rain was drumming against his headset, and the static was intense, but he didn't move an inch. He was manually tuning the frequency hopping keys to ensure the command post could maintain crystal-clear contact with a patrol deep in the bush.
He looked up and said: "If my signal drops for ten seconds, the boys out there are blind. I am their lifeline back to the hammer." Behind every kinetic victory is a technician who keeps the lines of communication unbroken. Respect the signal!
The signal that the NITA bill is sending to the very people who are building the tech ecosystem might end up damaging the very ecosystem it intends to regulate.
After attaining a degree, you need other certifications from government to be able to work, even as a self-employed tech person.
Looks like the only thriving business is going to be indomie selling.
Dear Honourable Minister,
With the greatest respect, I believe many of the concerns being raised by technology professionals are not about whether NITA has the legal authority to enforce the law. The concern is whether the law, in its current form and application, achieves the outcomes we seek as a country.
The fact that a law exists does not automatically mean it should be enforced without review, especially when the very stakeholders expected to drive innovation are raising legitimate concerns about its impact.
It is worth noting that some of these provisions have existed since 2008, while others have been introduced more recently. Yet successive governments, despite having the power to enforce them, exercised restraint. Perhaps they recognized the delicate balance between regulation and innovation, and the risk of imposing barriers on a young and growing technology ecosystem.
The technology sector is unlike many traditional industries. Today's startup founder could be tomorrow's employer of hundreds. Today's student developer could build the next Ghanaian unicorn. The challenge is ensuring that regulation protects consumers and national interests without discouraging experimentation, entrepreneurship, and growth.
Listening to the people who put you into office is not a sign of weakness. It is good governance.
If developers, cybersecurity professionals, startups, and industry leaders are overwhelmingly signaling that certain fees and compliance requirements may increase the cost of entry, stifle innovation, and create unnecessary barriers to growth, then that feedback deserves serious consideration.
Sanitizing the technology space is not simply about enforcing existing laws. It is also about having the courage to revisit laws that may no longer serve the realities of today's digital economy.
A law can be legal and still be problematic.
A regulation can be enforceable and still produce unintended consequences.
The request from many within the ecosystem is therefore not for lawlessness. It is for a pause, consultation, and urgent review of the fee structures and compliance requirements being introduced.
The goal should be to build a technology ecosystem that is secure, trusted, and well-regulated, while remaining accessible to young innovators, startups, and entrepreneurs who are trying to create value, jobs, and opportunities.
We all want a sane technology space.
The question is whether the path we are taking strengthens innovation or unintentionally suppresses it.
#WeAreAllLearning
It's so clear that the people in charge of digitization, communication, and IT have no knowledge about the sectors they are heading. It shows in the policies they are implementing. A whole deputy minister of communication can't even define coding, and I'm 100% sure he still can't
It really wouldn't surprise me if the whole country's power sub stations lack fire sprinkler systems and alarms.
This country lives by grace and vibes.