IBM specialists have trained three Ghanaian governmental departments on technology use for improvement of effectiveness and efficiency.
The Electoral Commission (EC), Ghana Audit Service and Ghana Chamber of Mines benefitted from the month-long training sessions.
Putting action to its mission to solve technology challenges, an IBM multinational team set out to help Ghana as part of its corporate service responsibilities to organisations.
Joan Dilakian, senior managing consultant at IBM New York, said during the workshop physical, technical and human resource gaps were addressed and corresponding solutions recommended,Ghana News Agency reported.
The EC was offered solutions to upgrade the country’s election machinery and Records Management Systems (RMS).
Dilakian said: “The design, development and documentation of a prototype records system management for the EC, when implemented, would enable collaborative electronic access to the RMS via an intranet platform and help maintain transparency in records management.”
The Chamber of Mines will be aiming for improvement and review of its business operations to migrate to a digitised system.
IBM proposed a strategic plan for national transformations at the Ghana Audit Service (GAS) in IT infrastructures.
“As Ghana’s economy continues to experience continuous year-on-year growth, the need for appropriating technology to help manage business and public sector audit functions would continue to grow, hence the need for increased IT capacity at GAS nationwide,” Dilakian said.
Charles Moyela, external relations leader at IBM West Africa, said he was impressed by the team’s eagerness in contributing to build socio-economic development in Ghana.
