Companies prefer to satisfy regulators, not save themselves No stress-testing of plans to see their effectiveness   Companies in the country that have Business Continuity Plans in place have those plans to satisfy regulatory directives, not to actually save themselves in times of crisis such as COVID-19, a survey...
Government has barred Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs), and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs) without a license or accreditation from operating in the country. The ban which took effect January 1 2024, follows the December 31, 2023, deadline issued by the Authority to CSPs, CEs, and CPs to obtain a...
Children and their wellbeing within the cyberspace space should be classified among a country’s critical infrastructure and given as much attention as all others, the Executive Director of Child Online Africa, Awo Aidam Amenyah, has said to African leaders. According to her, communication is one of the most important aspects...
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund has supported 10,000 Kayayei in Accra and Kumasi with 140,000 food packs and other essentials to lessen the effects of the two-week lockdown due to the spread of the virus. The Private Sector Fund fed Kayayei with one hot meal a day for the...
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, along with Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Thomas Kofi Alonsi, and Director-General Andreas Nordseth from the Danish Maritime Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a three-year collaboration. The contract was also signed by the Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial...
A customer of the bank was identified in 2019 as a person of interest in a Police investigation. The Police engaged the customer as part of the investigations. Mindful of our country’s laws on Data Protection and the Banking Act, we have first and foremost protected our customer’s information, even in...
Ghana's leading in-store payments service provider, The Blu Penguin has been adjudged the Fastest Growing Fintech in the country at this year’s Ghana Business Standards Awards. The Ghana Business Standard Awards (GBSA), held on at the plush Movenpick Hotel under the theme “Celebrating Organizations Committed to Remarkable Business Standards Geared...
The Asuansi Technical Institute has received training from the ILO Skill Up project for over 100 teachers of the institution, as part of steps taken to enable the delivery of teaching and learning through online platforms for students. The training was organised for teachers of the institution, and forms part...
– Ethel Cofie to banks To deepen banks’ agility and drive innovation, CEO of Edel Technologies, Ethel Cofie has encouraged banks not to be satisfied with outsourcing their tech needs, but rather, to consider mergers or acquisitions with financial technology (Fintech) companies. This, she stressed, will prepare banks and financial institutions...
By Kizito CUDJOE The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has delivered a scathing assessment of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concerning the present power situation, pointing out what it considers "inconsistencies" and "misleading statements" regarding the ongoing erratic electricity supply. In a statement issued by IES, signed by its Executive...