# Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025-2035)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Ghana
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations
- **Adopted**: 2026-04-24

## In brief

Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy is a non-binding national strategy of Ghana, issued by the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations. It was adopted on 24 April 2026. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

A ten-year national roadmap launched by President Mahama that treats data as a national asset and sets out pillars covering education and skills, infrastructure and compute, data governance, ecosystem development, sector adoption, applied research and public-sector AI. It proposes a National AI Fund and performance indicators for ministries, and emphasises localisation of AI for Ghanaian languages.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations. Oversight: Ministry leads with NITA, Data Protection Commission and Cyber Security Authority; strategy recommends a Responsible AI Authority. Stated purpose: Make AI a driver of inclusive growth and position Ghana as a regional AI hub.

## Key dates

2025-05-02: Minister announces development of National AI Strategy and stakeholder consultation; 2026-04-24: Official launch in Accra; Minister's opening remarks published

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0080 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0080; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/ghana-ghana-national-artificial-intelligence-strategy
- **Official source**: https://moc.gov.gh/2026/04/24/ghana-launches-national-ai-strategy-to-drive-digital-transformation-and-economic-growth/
- **Source document**: Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025-2035)
- **Published by**: Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Ghana
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Ghana National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025-2035)" [AIPT-POL-0080, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0080 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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