Telecel Ghana has argued that the country's digital future depends on building the infrastructure, partnerships and ethical standards needed to use data and artificial intelligence
The report indicates that telecel Ghana has argued that the country’s digital future depends on building the infrastructure, partnerships and ethical standards needed to use data and artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly.
It further notes that over the 3-day period of the Ghana Data Science Summit at the Ho Technical University, a delegation of varied experts from the telecommunications giant contributed to national conversations on artificial intelligence, data governance and workforce development through executive panel discussions, technical workshops, career mentorship and practical demonstrations of emerging digital solutions.
Opening the discussions, Danso Kwakye, Head of Enterprise Solutions at Telecel Ghana, spoke on a panel debating whether limited access to data is slowing innovation and evidence-based policymaking. Acknowledging the growing demand among researchers for telecommunications data, Kwakye stated customer privacy must remain non-negotiable.
“Telecommunications companies hold some of the richest datasets in the country, but customer trust is built on protecting sensitive information.
The opportunity lies in responsibly sharing anonymised and aggregated data that can support research, innovation and public policy without compromising individual privacy,” he added.
Kwakye argued that stronger partnerships among industry, universities, and public institutions could provide significant value to Ghana’s innovation ecosystem, particularly if accompanied by investment in digital infrastructure and secure sandbox environments where students and researchers can experiment with real-world data applications.
Telecel Ghana’s team also participated in tutorials covering data engineering with Python, synthetic data generation for economic policymaking and production-scale machine learning systems.
The sessions enabled the telco’s specialists to exchange knowledge with researchers and explore emerging techniques shaping modern data science.
Leading one of the summit’s career mentorship sessions, Asiedu Ansu, Head of the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence at the telco, encouraged aspiring data professionals to look beyond algorithms and programming languages.
“The most successful data professionals are those who continuously learn, understand business problems and communicate insights that drive decisions. Technical skills open the door, but translating data into meaningful business value is what builds lasting careers,” Ansu said.
As conversations around artificial intelligence grow increasingly urgent, Telecel Ghana also brought ethical considerations into focus through an interactive workshop on data ethics and algorithmic bias.
Facilitated by Senior Data Analyst, Esumaba Okyir, alongside Management Information Systems & Data Science Manager, Raymond Normeshie, and Marie-Pearl Akoto, the session examined how bias enters AI systems and explored practical approaches for building fairer, more transparent, and more accountable technologies.
The workshop highlighted ethical design as essential to public confidence in emerging technologies.
The summit also addressed another pressing issue facing Ghana’s digital economy: whether the country’s education system is producing graduates with the skills employers need.
