creating policy and legislation that enables innovation,
creativity, entrepreneurship, and not stifling it.
“The laws need to be reviewed to make sure they’re not chasing skills out of the country…”
Rev Kyula urged innovators not to be deterred by those obstacles and encouraged them to consider exploring other external opportunities to grow.
Also, he urged partnership among local tech developers and entrepreneurs to enable them to overcome obstacles within the sector and develop beyond their borders.
Apostle Eric Opoku Onyinah, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral Project, who was a discussant at the lecture, said “outmoded” cultural practices must give way to modern technologies to ensure Ghana was not left out in the fourth industrial revolution.
“Sometimes, we defend our culture too much, but some of the practices within the culture are archaic,” he said.
“Look at our chieftaincy, do you still want to carry people in a palanquin, whereas we have vehicles and other things?
“We must begin to change some of these things; otherwise, we cannot grow. We will keep on marking time.”
He emphasised on the need to train people who would be able to “catch the time” and meet the fast-growing pace of technology to spur the country’s development.
Apostle Onyinah also urged local entrepreneurs to “think differently” to stand out globally.
