By Valentia Tetteh
Members of Parliament from the Select Committee on Information and Communications have paid a working visit to the Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) to assess its operations and explore ways to enhance its impact on Ghana’s digital ecosystem.
The visit, which took place on Friday, 3 October 2025, was led by the Chairperson of the Committee and Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu, Abed-Nego Bandim. The delegation toured key facilities at the Accra Digital Centre, including MLAB, IHUB, and several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies operating within the hub.
The engagement aimed to provide legislators with first-hand insight into the centre’s role in promoting digital innovation and entrepreneurship.
In a presentation to the committee, Chief Executive Officer of GDCL, Dzifa Gunu, said the centre has significant potential to drive Ghana’s digital transformation agenda but requires urgent support to overcome key challenges.
“The Ghana Digital Centres have so much potential,” he said. “It’s a ten-year-old building that needs maintenance and renovation, but beyond infrastructure, we’re also grappling with inadequate funding for our programmes and projects. The demand for office space outweighs our supply, and we have limited collaboration with other government agencies.”
He appealed for government and donor support to expand the model across the country, noting that such an initiative could create jobs and stimulate innovation. “With support from government and donor partners, the centre can replicate the Accra Digital Centre model in other regions, thereby creating jobs and opportunities for Ghanaians,” he added.
Business Development Manager, Edward Aikins, shared key operational statistics, revealing that the centre currently hosts more than 60 technology companies, with an occupancy rate of over 60%, and has created over 3,000 digital and ancillary jobs through ICT and BPO firms. Additionally, more than 500 startups have benefited from incubation and support services, while over 10,000 young people have participated in digital training programmes.
He also highlighted several initiatives supporting Ghana’s innovation ecosystem, including GODEP, a partnership between the Government of Ghana and Oracle Corporation, alongside other projects such as the MASHAV cooperation with Israel and Germany, the Ghana Digital and Innovation Hub, and the Tertiary Digital Innovation Programme (TDIP).
The presentation also outlined key recommendations, including formally assigning the management of regional digital and innovation centres to GDCL, establishing BPO and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) support within designated special economic zones, expanding the Accra Digital Centre, and transferring its ownership from the Ministry of Works and Housing to the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations.
Chairperson of the committee, Abed-Nego Bandim, commended the management for their innovation and the tangible impact of their incubator programmes. He urged GDCL to think beyond digital services by exploring export opportunities for locally developed products.
“The products from the incubator programme should be exported,” he said. “Gari and other local products, when well packaged, can be exported to markets abroad, creating more opportunities for Ghanaians.”
