Ghana launches National Privacy Awareness Campaign
Date: 2025-09-16
The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu has launched the National Privacy Awareness Campaign to safeguard citizen privacy rights and build essential public trust within Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital economy.
Speaking at the
Data Protection Commission’s headquarters in East Legon, the Deputy Minister
commended the Commission’s dedication and emphasized that driving Ghana’s
digital transformation includes the critical task of creating a secure and
trusted digital ecosystem. He stated that privacy and data protection are not
only legal requirements but fundamental enablers of innovation,
competitiveness, and citizen engagement in the digital economy.
Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu and Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission, Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo at the launch
Hon. Sukparu
directly linked strong data protection to Ghana’s ambition of becoming the AI
Hub of Africa, noting that data serves as the essential fuel for artificial
intelligence. He stressed that this goal cannot be achieved without public
confidence in responsible data handling.
The campaign
aims to go beyond compliance and lay the groundwork for Ghana to emerge as a
leader in ethical, human-centred AI.
The launch
event also featured the inauguration of the Ghana Association of Privacy
Professionals (GAPP), a new body established to promote knowledge sharing and
high professional standards among certified privacy practitioners. The Deputy
Minister also recognized a new cohort of Certified Data Protection Supervisors
and Officers, many of whom are graduates of the One Million Coders Programme.
The Executive
Director of the Data Protection Commission, Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo, in his remark
reiterated the Commission’s mandate under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act
843) to protect individual privacy and regulate the processing of personal
data.
In closing, Hon. Sukparu called on all stakeholders including government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and the media to collaborate with the Data Protection Commission in this national effort to build a robust culture of privacy.
By: Kanto Kai Okanta
