The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is undertaking a comprehensive audit of its system to establish what caused a technical failure that has affected service to many of its prepaid customers around the country.
The National Security Ministry and the Cyber Security Authority
The NSM and the CSA are supporting the national electricity distributor to determine what could have happened to its system and how to forestall a future recurrence.
The Director of Communications of ECG, William Boateng, who disclosed this in an interview with the Daily Graphic.
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He said there was a high suspicion of the system having been hacked, hence the support from the Cyber Security Authority.
Dr Collins Yeboah-Afari, Director-General, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE) has underscored the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Creative Art Industry in boosting Ghana’s revenue generation.
AI is the ability of a computer or a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans because they require human intelligence and discernment.
Speaking at the GI-KACE’s AI knowledge series forum on music, entertainment, culture and the creative arts,
Dr Yeboah-Afari stated that with the right application of AI in the Creative Arts Industry, several jobs would be created in that space which will also increase revenue and impact Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Sources: IIA, IAA, ISACA, TeamMate Connect, Ghana Audit Service, Google News, BBC, Ghana News Agency, Other local news portals, Cybersecurity Act, 2020,
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