The Brave Warriors kicked off their Nations Cup campaign with a surprise 1-0 victory over Tunisia, with Deon Hotto heading home the game-winner two minutes from normal time. They were, however, thrashed 4-0 by South Africa in their second group game and could have no real complaints about the result after managing just one shot on target throughout the match. Namibia sit third in their group with three points from an obtainable six and will advance to the knockout stages with a win on Wednesday while a draw could also suffice.
Head-to-Head
There have been six meetings between the two teams. Namibia have won just one of those games while Mali have won four times. There has been one draw between the two teams.
The two teams last faced off in an AFCON qualifying clash back in November 2020 which the Malians won 2-1.
Namibia’s latest result ended a three-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to bounce back this week. They have, however, endured a tough run of results in this fixture historically and could struggle here.
A delicately poised Group E in the Africa Cup of Nationswill draw to a close this week, and South Africawill look to book their place in the knockout round when they take on Tunisia on Wednesday evening.
Mali currently leads the group from South Africa with four points and will progress with a draw or better against third-placed Namibia in the other match, while Tunisia must win here to keep their hopes of qualifying alive. South Africa finally got on the board in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations as they come into this match after securing a decisive 4-0 win against their neighbours Namibia at this venue on Sunday evening.
Having rebounded from their first match, a 2-0 defeat to Mali, Bafana Bafana are now in second place, and while the group dynamics may see a draw being good enough to progress to the next round, they will likely target another big performance, which could earn them top spot and a favourable draw in the knockouts.
With all four teams retaining hope of advancing to the knockout stages and Mali facing Namibia at the same time as this match, Tunisia find themselves with the most demanding task as they strive to avert an early exit from the AFCON.
While Tunisia have never lost to South Africa in the past (W2 D1 L0), they have been a long way from their best in this competition. Bafana Bafana, on the other hand, made a huge improvement in their last match from their first and we fancy them to get something from this one, which will be enough to take them to the knockout rounds.
The Dome Kwabenya Constituency Fact Checker has noted with considerable interest some claims being made by the incumbent Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, to the Dome Kwabenya NPP delegates ahead of the Party’s parliamentary primaries. This was made sometime in January, 2024, and published online by thechronicle.com.gh.
The Constituency Fact Checker, having found the claims of Adwoa Safo to be factually inaccurate, hereby exposes these inaccuracies and sets the records straight.
Claim 1:
Adwoa Safo claims that she (as the Party’s Parliamentary Candidate) is always more appealing to the electorates of Dome Kwabenya than the Party’s Presidential Candidate, and that, this is reflected in the results of the general elections.
Verdict:
The Fact Checker confirms that in the last general elections (election 2020), Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo secured 78,467 votes (representing 60.58%) whereas Adwoa Safo secured only 75,041 votes (representing 58.35%). Adwoa Safo’s claim is therefore factually inaccurate and the data says it all.
Indeed, the data also shows that with Adwoa Safo as the NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate, the Party’s votes in Dome Kwabenya parliamentary elections have been declining sharply, a trend which is unusual when NPP wins the general election. In 2012 when she first contested, Adwoa garnered 63.75%. Then up to 67.9. %.
However, Adwoa’s popularity has now significantly declined, and in the last elections (2020), she only managed to secure 58% of the votes. While the President got 68%. There is therefore a cause for the NPP to be worried that Dome Kwabenya, which used to be one of the party’s strongholds is gradually slipping through their fingers and almost becoming a 50-50 constituency as between the NPP and the NDC.
Claim 2:
Adwoa Safo claims that upon becoming the party’s parliamentary candidate, she has moved the party’s parliamentary votes in 2012 from 35,000 votes to 78,000 votes in 2020.
Verdict:
The last time Prof Mike Oquaye represented the NPP was way back in 2008 when the total registered voters for the Constituency was only 94,495. He polled 35,321 votes. Adwoa Safo in the last general elections (2020) secured 75,041 votes NOT 78,000 as she is claiming.
Secondly, it is worth pointing out that the rise in the nominal figures is based on the fact that the voter population in Dome Kwabenya has significantly appreciated, moving from 94,495 in 2008 to 173,619 as at 2020, becoming the most populous constituency in the whole country.
So, the 75,041 votes Adwoa garnered in 2020 vis a vis the 35,321 votes garnered in 2008 (12 years earlier) can only be as a result of the significant increase in the voter population of the constituency. That is why the NDC votes also moved from 24,163 in 2008 to 52,262 in 2020. The critical matter is percentage and not numbers to hoodwink.
Everybody is entitled to their opinions, but when it comes to facts, there cannot be two sets of facts. You can play propaganda with everything [including playing sympathy or pity card], but when you try playing propaganda with facts, the data will expose you.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has fired a ‘warning shot’ at the group calling itself Western Togoland and resolved to render the Volta Region a no-go area for them.
The Deputy Volta Regional Secretary of the party, Bright Egeh, disclosed this to The Chronicle in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
According to him, there is nothing like Western Togoland and that it is an imaginary creation by a set of faceless persons who have decided to manipulate some people to make the country ungovernable.
The Deputy Secretary continued that the NDC’s resolve is based on the fact that it is only in an election year that the supposed group raises its voice to the amazement of majority of the people.
He further stated that the activities of the supposed body are directed at intimidating the citizens in the region, considered as the party’s World Bank, to show apathy during the upcoming general elections.
According to Mr Egeh, the party has its own intelligence and would deal ruthlessly with anyone who wants to foment trouble in order to suppress votes in the region.
A press release from Western Togoland Governing Council dated January 18, 2024 and signed by H.E A.K Ametepe, Governor, announced the launch of a special task force.
The said release also admonished the general public to STAY AWAY from any gathering in the name of voting in the territory of Western Togoland henceforth.
The deputy NDC Secretary, who is not happy with the development, said his outfit expects the state intelligence bodies to pick up signals on the dissidents in their formative periods, rather than unleash the military to intimidate the voters.
On November16, 2019 the Homeland Study Group Foundation, at a function opposite the Police Training School, in Ho, declared independence from Ghana. The group’s leader, Papavi, an octogenarian, managed to escape after he was declared wanted.
In the morning of September 3, 2020 commuters on the Accra-Somanya highway and Akuse Junction, Tema-Akosombo road discovered the presence of signboards erected to announce entry into Western Togoland. On the same day, the police went to remove the illegal sign posts.
On September 25, 2020 some members of the secessionists blocked the Tema-Ho highway at Akrade and Juapong, Tema-Aflao road, around Sogakope and Sege-Aveyime/Mepe road, where the insurgents attacked Police Stations, freed suspects in custody, who they replaced with the officers on duty.
The Sogakope Police Commander’s official vehicle was ambushed and shot in the process, with the attackers bundling him to the Battor Catholic Hospital.
The navy from the Naval Training Command at Nutekpor, who responded to a distress call, engaged and dismissed a number of the dissidents, which similar situation report was recorded in the Juapong area.
In the night of Tuesday September 29, 2020 persons believed to be of the secessionist group attacked the STC yard in the Ho Township , subjected a number of drivers to beatings and crowned their lawlessness by setting ablaze a bus at the terminal.
Early last year, their aged leader died of natural cause in a health facility near Akatsi.
Kobina Biney, Ebusuapanyin of the Odomaa clan of Ekumfi (standing), addresses on behalf of the delegation at Jubilee House
The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is not in the good books of chiefs and people of Ekumfi, in the Central Region.
They are unhappy with the former president for failing to fulfill promises he made to the family, upon which they agreed for the late President, John Evans Atta Mills, to be buried in Accra.
The chiefs and elders made this known when they paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House last week.
“Before the family agreement to allow the mortal remains of the late former president to be buried in Accra, the Mahama administration made several promises to the family of the late Atta Mills and the people of Ekumfi.
“However, they failed to fulfill any of these promises. Not a single one of the promises they made was fulfilled. The Atta-Mills family is displeased with these failed promises made by the John Mahama administration,” Kobina Biney, Ebusuapanyin of the Odomaa Clan of Ekumfi, said to President Akufo-Addo, on behalf of the delegation.
APPRECIATION
The delegation visited Jubilee House to register their appreciation to President Akufo-Addo and his government for the honour done the late former President John Evans Atta-Mills, by renovating his final resting place at the “Asomdwe Park” in Accra.
According to the family, they were pleased with the facelift given to the resting place of the former president, John Evans Atta Mills, their son.
“We went to see “Asomdwe Park,” the final resting place of the late Professor Evans Atta Mills, we laid our wreath and performed all the necessary rites. We are indeed pleased with what you have done to honour our son and beloved late former President.
“We wish to say a big thank you,” Ebusuapanyin Kobina Biney added.
However, like Oliver Twist, the delegation asked for more. They requested the government of Akufo-Addo to consider fulfilling at least one of the promises the Mahama administration made to them.
“If just one is done for us, we will use it to remember you, after you have left office as President of the Republic,” the Ebusuapanyin pleaded.
He took advantage of the opportunityto establish that the late former President John Evans Atta Mills is not from Cape Coast, as “some of our family members have painted the picture, that he hailed from Cape Coast, but that cannot be true.”
AUTOPSY REPORT
The family of the late former President, during the visit, also appealed to President Akufo-Addo to use his high office to assist them in retrieving the autopsy report that was carried out, following the death of their beloved son on 24 July, 2012.
Late former President John Evans Atta-Mills
Nana Enyimfua III, Kyedomhem of EkumfiAsaman, who was part of the delegation, speaking on behalf of the family said 12 years after the death of the former President, it is unacceptable that the family has not been given an autopsy report.
“Since I was enstooled as the Queenmother, I have not seen any autopsy report in the hands of the family. It is a very difficult situation that the family and I have. We are unable to explain to anyone the actual cause of death of the former President because we do not have the official autopsy report.
“It is only right that we know exactly what the doctor found as the cause of his death. To this end, I wish to plead with your government for and on behalf of my entire family, to assist us in securing the autopsy report,” Nana Enyimfua III said.
“If the autopsy report is obtained, it will go a long way to put the family’s continued confusion on the cause of death of the late Atta Mills to rest and the future generations of our family will have a source document to use in explaining to their children about the real cause of death of the former President” the Queenmother added.
CLAIMS OF KEEA MP
Mr Koku Anyidoho, Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, who was part of the delegation, observed that but for the inquiry of the Queenmother, he would have loved to stay completely away from the issue of the autopsy report on the death of his former boss.
Mr Anyidoho further indicated that he is personally not aware of any autopsy report on the cause of death of the former President.
However, he said he is aware that the brother of the late former President and the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) constituency in the Central Region, Mr Samuel Atta-Mills, is on record to have said that he has an autopsy report and that he knows the cause of the death of his brother.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
To the request of the family for President Akufo-Addo to do something significant in the Ekumfi traditional area in fulfillment of the failed promises made to them by the John Mahama government which will also serve as a monument in remembrance of him after he leaves office on January 7, 2025 President Akufo-Addo said he accepts the challenge and he will do all within his power to meet the expectations of the chiefs and elders of Ekumfi, in his last year in office.
ASOMDWE PARK
Responding to the family’s thank you gesture on the redevelopment of the final resting place of the late professor Evans Atta Mills, President Akufo-Addo said the late former President was his good friend back in school at the University of Ghana.
He added that even though they had different ideological difference, it was only right that the man who was his contemporary is given a befitting resting place, especially when he lost his life right on the line of duty, serving his country at the highest office of the land.
President Akufo-Addo in response to the request of the family sought to get clarity on whether or not an autopsy was carried out on the body of the late former President after he died on 24 July 2012.
He noted that it comes to him as a surprise that a basic document such as an autopsy report, after the death of such an important personality like the former President, should be a subject of controversy.
ASSURANCE TO ACT
President Akufo-Addo, after the submission of Koku Anyidoho, told the delegation that he will give the request of the Atta Mills Family all the necessary attention it deserves, because he considers it to be a legitimate demand.
He added that since Professor Atta Mills died as a sitting President, his autopsy report should be a matter of public record and not a secret.
Mr Kwame Pianim, an economist addressing the gathering
A new multimedia group, Zed Multimedia, has been launched in Accra with the aim to deliver compelling and high-quality content across its various platforms – The New Finder Newspaper, Zed 101.9fm, Zed TV, Zedonline and Zed Tech.
The media house is committed to professionalism, integrity, diversity and innovation, with a focus on Lifestyle, Leisure and Business (LLB) content.
Prominent Speakers at the official launch took the opportunity to express their concerns about the current state of media practice and public discourse in Ghana.
The prevailing trend of framing every issue along partisan lines, coupled with a perceived lack of depth in public discussions, was the key theme addressed by the speakers.
The Speakers lamented the dominance of partisan politics in shaping public narratives, noting that it often leads to a polarised and less constructive discourse.
They emphasised the need for media houses to rise above political affiliations and focus on providing balanced, informed and unbiased information to the public.
The Speakers highlighted what they referred to as the “poverty of knowledge” in the public sphere, despite the multitude of voices and information sources available.
They expressed concern about the quality of public discussions and urged media houses to play a more significant role in elevating the level of discourse, by providing well-researched and insightful content.
The falling standards of media practice were also discussed, with Speakers urging media organisations to prioritise accuracy, integrity and professionalism.
They emphasised the importance of maintaining high ethical standards in journalism to rebuild trust with the audience.
Prof. Stephen Adei
Renowned public servant, educationist, and academic, Professor Stephen Adei, challenged management Zed Multimedia to be a voice of integrity in the media landscape of Ghana.
Speaking at the official launch of Zed Multimedia in East Legon, Accra, Professor Adei emphasized the importance of guarding against misinformation and falsehood across all media platforms.
He urged the management of Zed Multimedia to take a strong stance against misreporting and intentional misinformation, highlighting the irreversible damage caused by spreading false information.
He stated that anyone deliberately misinforming on Zed Multimedia should face consequences, including outright dismissal, emphasizing the responsibility of the media house to provide accurate and credible information.
“Anyone who deliberately misinforms on Zed Multimedia must be fired because what goes out does not change. You cannot change false information,” he stated emphatically.
Drawing from personal experience as a victim of misinformation, Prof. Adei said that certain misrepresentations made about him in the media space many years ago, though proven false, still persist in online search engines.
He underscored the long-lasting impact of misinformation and stressed the need for media organisations to prioritise accuracy.
Mr Kwame Pianim
On his part, Economist Kwame Pianim emphasised professionalism, balance and dynamism in the media. He maintained that “the media, the fourth estate of the realm, is critical for checks and balances and in any democracy, the absence of a vibrant dynamic media, committed to truth and integrity spells trouble”.
He lamented the falling standards on the Ghanaian media landscape and the general societal decadence and prayed that “the coming of Zed Multimedia will change the narrative.”
Dr. Pastor Mensah Otabil
Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr. Pastor Mensah Otabil, challenged Zed Multimedia to dare to be different in a heavily stereotyped media environment in Ghana, if it wants to succeed.
He said the new media organization would have to be extremely innovative and excellent to thrive in a media market that has already been defined, to become a media house of choice.
“You cannot rest one moment because the forces that drive your market are going to try to drive you to follow the general trend that everybody is manifesting “, he stated.
To achieve this, he said management and staff of the organization must be ready to bring on new and innovative ideas and be in a pole position to be able to train themselves to think differently.
“It is possible in an environment where everybody is going one way and for you to go the opposite way and still thrive,” he emphasized.
He noted, for example, that the media house can decide to start with a totally different set of programming and to do everything the opposite, way from what has come to be known as the winning formula for radio and television in Ghana.
“There is nothing that says you should have politicians coming to speak on your morning show. You can decide never to invite any parliamentarian or any NDC OR NPP on your show and still be very successful. It is going to be tough but
Nana Osafo Kantanka
Nana Osafo Kantanka, Executive Chairman of Zed Multimedia, outlined the media outfit’s commitment to delivering a distinct blend of lifestyle, leisure and credible business programming during the launch in Accra.
Emphasising the platform’s dedication to providing good, sustainable services, Nana Kantanka expressed Zed Multimedia’s commitment to excellence and improving the quality of human life.
He articulated the vision of driving Zed into a global, ethical, sustainable media of choice, emphasising the goal of becoming the most respected entity in the media space.
This vision involves the creation of innovative and captivating content that inspires, educates and entertains the global audience within the framework of impartiality, accuracy and independence.
Nana Kantanka highlighted Zed Multimedia’s unique focus on Lifestyle, Leisure and Business (LLB), placing the well-being of listeners, readers and viewers at the core and providing them with avenues for recreation.
The platform aims to distinguish itself by promoting, protecting, and sustaining its business while offering a new and compelling media experience for its audience.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cautioned the rank and file of the party to desist from making any sensitive statements against Nananom.
The General Secretary of the party, Justin Frimpong-Kodua, who gave the admonition at the press conference at the party Secretariat, in Kumasi yesterday, said the party has history, tradition and ideology, which spans from the UGCC, NLM, UG, UP, PP, PFP and currently NPP era, and that its history has been supported by the good people of Ashanti region.
The party Scribe explained that as a result of this background, the party holds undiluted respect for the Asantehene and Nananom, hence the need for the rank and file of the party to desist from making uncomplimentary statements.
Mr. Frimpong-Kodua, who was obviously reacting to alleged unsavory remarks by the Ashanti regional chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako recently, said no one has the right to go on radio and social media in general to make comments about Nananom.
According to him, the leadership of the party is on the ground to ensure that the respect for Nananom remains intact and ensures harmony.
The General Secretary, touching on development projects in the Ashanti region, emphasised that the NPP continues to hold the Ashanti region as a crucial component of the party and assured that ongoing projects would be duly commissioned.
He mentioned particularly that, the Kumasi International Airport would be commissioned for international flights by the close of the second quarter of the year, adding that contractors are on site to ensure that major projects like the Boankra Inland Port and the Maternity Block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital are completed.
The New Patriotic party (NPP) has outlined protocols governing the conduct of the January 27, 2024 primaries to ensure that they are conducted in transparent, free and fair atmosphere.
Justin Frimpong-Kodua, the General Secretary, explained at a press conference in Kumasi yesterday that, the protocols have been formulated to ensure the integrity of the exercise in the 108 constituencies.
He said each constituency would be allotted one voting centre, except advised otherwise by the Electoral Commission (EC) that will supervise the conduct of the primaries to ensure a free, fair and transparent elections, which are to start at 7am and end at 2pm on the voting day.
The General Secretary warned that no other individual shall not act to the detriment of the mandate of the EC and that all security activities are entrusted in the hands of the Ghana Police Service, who will ensure that only delegates duly identified have access to the voting parameter, where voting is held in the open.
“There will be no congregation on voting day and no campaigning and camping of delegates”, the scribe warned, and stressed that ‘T’ shirts and caps of contestants are banned, and all delegates are bound to leave the arena after voting.
He also stressed that machomen are not permitted at the parameter and those who dare come there would be arrested in the same manner as those who take pictures of the ballot, because it is deemed a criminal act besides nullifying such ballots.
Frimpong-Kodua also stressed that vote buying is criminal and those found to indulge in it would be sanctioned.
Myjoyonline.com reported recently that the government has requested the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to liaise with the two power distribution companies to transfer Value Added Tax (VAT) generated from consumers who have exceeded their lifeline power consumption.
The website, quoting from a release issued by the Finance Ministry said the sector Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, had directed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) work with GRA to implement VAT on households that have consumed power above the maximum consumption level specified for block charges for lifeline unit, effective January 1, 2024.
“The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) are, hereby, requested to liaise with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to ensure that the implementation of VAT for residential customers of electricity above the maximum consumption level specified for block charges for lifeline units takes effect on January 1, 2024 in line with Section 35 and 37 and the First Schedule (9) of Act 870,” Ofori-Atta was quoted as saying.
From the above statement, it is clear that the government is seeking to raise more revenue for national development. It is, however, important to note that revenue mobilisation goes in tandem with productivity. Unfortunately, the unbearable traffic situation, especially in our national capital, Accra, appears to be affecting our overall productivity, but as a nation, we have not taken notice of that.
The government cannot derive maximum taxes from the people if their productivity levels are low. It is an undeniable fact that it takes long hours for government and private sector workers to reach their places of work, especially during the morning rush hours.
Europe, America and China, which have been helping to sustain our economy through various grants and loans, noticed years ago that without productivity, the income will not be there for the people to pay their taxes. They, therefore, decided to construct both surface and underground rail lines to ensure fast movement of the citizens.
Unfortunately, Ghana as a country, has not got the resources to construct intra city rail lines, let alone that of underground. This does not, however, mean that we should give up – a solution must definitely be found to the problem – to make transportation easy for the urban dwellers who contribute the bulk of our Gross Domestic Products (GDP).
In our opinion, water transport can relatively be cheaper and affordable by the government, if she is desirous in investing in it. In Accra for instance, majority of the workers are staying at the outskirts of the national capital and commute from there to the centre of the city every day.
The Chronicle, therefore, suggests that government should look for funds to construct small landing bays along the coast of Accra – from Tema to Gomoa Fetteh.
When this is done, the government can invite investors to invest in the acquisition of small boats to ferry workers from Kasoa and its surrounding towns, and that of Tema enclave to Accra. When this project is successfully executed, all what the commuters needed to do is to take a taxi or trotro to the beach and join the boat to ferry them to Accra Central.
We must insist that that this should be a private led initiative; with the only role of the government to construct the landing bays along the coast for these boats to offload and take on new passengers to the various destinations. The successful implementation of the project will also ease traffic on the Accra-Tema and Kasoa roads.
Accra is gradually becoming a city-state and if proper measures are not put in place, productivity will nose-dive and this will have serious repercussions on our national economy.
The world we live in today has become increasingly reliant on technology. It has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives, and the clamour for comprehensive digitization across all sectors of the economy has grown louder than ever. The education sector is not immune to this wave of digital transformation.
Indeed, the Ghana Education Service (GES), a pivotal organ within the education system, has numerous areas crying out for immediate digital overhaul. A prime example of such an area is the transfer application process within the service, particularly inter-regional transfers.
The Current State of Affairs and Urgent Need for Transformation
It is an undeniable truth that the existing transfer application process in the GES is laborious and convoluted. This is primarily due to the paper-based nature of the procedure, which makes it extremely time-consuming.
As a result, applications often suffer from lengthy delays, which can cause significant inconvenience and frustration for teachers and other stakeholders within the service. Moreover, the process is particularly taxing for individuals who need to relocate from one region to another.
The Rationale for the Digitization
Digitization of the transfer application process would greatly alleviate the burdensome procedures currently in place. It would also instil a high level of transparency, and significantly enhance overall efficiency within the GES.
Moreover, a digital platform for transfer applications would afford GES staff the ability to submit their requests conveniently from anywhere, and to track the status of their applications effortlessly. This would dramatically reduce the time taken and risk associated with processing these applications.
Furthermore, the digitization of documents would not only conserve substantial physical storage space and resources, but it would also be more environmentally friendly. A digital system could also be designed to incorporate data analytics.
This would facilitate insightful decision-making based on real-time data, and enable identification of trends and patterns that could be used to improve the service’s operations.
Potential Hurdles in the Implementation
While the benefits of digital transformation are evident, the journey towards such transformation is not without its obstacles. One of the primary concerns that arise with digitalization is the safeguarding of data. On a digital platform, sensitive and confidential information is often at risk, and robust security measures need to be in place to ensure its protection.
Another significant challenge is the issue of internet connectivity. While urban areas may have reliable internet access, the same may not be the case for rural or remote locations. This could potentially exacerbate the digital divide and further marginalize those in less accessible regions.
Additionally, the transition towards digitalization would necessitate a certain degree of digital literacy. This level of literacy may not be prevalent among all GES staff members, which could complicate the transition to a digital platform and potentially lead to resistance from staff.
Suggested Strategies for Effective Implementation
To circumvent these challenges, it is crucial to adopt a strategic and well-planned approach. First and foremost, the implementation of robust data security measures should be prioritized. These measures could include firewalls, encryption, and regular audits, which would ensure the protection of sensitive data and maintain the integrity of the system.
Investing in a secure and robust technological infrastructure is also vital to support the digital platform. This includes dependable servers, secure firewalls, and an efficient backup system to ensure data safety. A phased implementation approach could also be considered, where the digital platform is introduced gradually, allowing staff to adjust to the new system over time.
Lastly, comprehensive and systematic training programs should be rolled out to enhance the digital literacy of GES staff. This would not only facilitate a smoother transition but would also equip the staff with the necessary skills to effectively use digital tools.
Conclusion
The call for the digitization of transfer application processes within the GES is not a mere desirable improvement; it is a critical necessity. The challenges associated with implementing a digital platform are significant, but the benefits that such a transition would bring far outweigh these challenges.
Besides, digital transformation would streamline processes, promote transparency, and suggestively enhance overall efficiency. As we navigate through this era of digital revolution, it is paramount that we harness the power of technology to enhance the generic effectiveness of operations within the service.
