The Ghana Enterprises Agency, formerly National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), has commenced training for selected Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs under the COVID-19 SME Innovation and Digitalisation Support Scheme.
The initiative is supported by Invest for Jobs of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the Deutsche German Development Agency, GIZ.
The Support Scheme is expected to provide Ghanaian SMEs with digital solutions as a strategy to adapt to emerging market demands brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also ensure business continuity and improve the efficiency of their operations.
Deputy Executive Director of GEA, Anna Armo-Himbson, said there is the need for businesses to digitalise their operations to be able to lead economic recovery effort; thus, the project provides access to knowledge, technologies, and expertise in the field of digitalisation and process innovation.
She said GEA is optimistic that at the end of the training, participating SMEs will increase their process efficiency and competitiveness as Ghana commences the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA.