Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to establish the “Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub,” an initiative projected to attract over 11,000 global technology companies to Ghana, including industry giants like Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, IBM, and Alphabet.
The agreement was signed on Thursday, May 29, in Accra by Ghana’s Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and the Chairman of the UAE’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
The technology hub, spanning 25 square kilometers, will be located in Ningo-Prampram, a district in Ghana’s capital region. It will function as a regional center for artificial intelligence (AI) engineering, business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and machine learning services, with a particular emphasis on addressing Africa’s unique data requirements.
Local sources indicate that the PCFC will fully finance the initial phase of the project, in collaboration with leading AI firms involved in Dubai’s AI transformation.
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“This hub will create a space where investment meets ingenuity, where the creativity of Ghana’s youth is matched with opportunities to try, and where advanced technologies are developed, deployed and exported,” said Minister George.
“We are creating the conditions for a digital renaissance, led by Ghanaians for Ghanaians. Our goal is not to catch up with the digital age but to help shape it,” he added.
PCFC Chairman Bin Sulayem emphasized the importance of innovation in driving economic development, stating, “Today, wealth is not measured by gold or oil but by the ability to generate, implement, and scale ideas.”
