Stakeholder Engagement – Road to GDIW 2023

HapaSpace, Kumasi
19/10/2023

In preparation for Ghana Digital Innovation Week (GDIW) 2023, HapaSpace hosted a Stakeholder Engagement Session on 18th October 2023 in Kumasi. The session served as a key pre-event activity to build momentum, align expectations, and enhance collaboration among regional digital innovation actors in the Ashanti Region.

The engagement convened over 60 participants, including representatives from the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, the Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, academia, hubs, development agencies, and various entrepreneur support organisations. These stakeholders contributed diverse perspectives on how to deepen innovation, scale impact, and ensure inclusive participation in the digital ecosystem.

The event created space for knowledge sharing, mapping of regional stakeholders, and identifying collaboration pathways ahead of GDIW 2023. Breakout sessions focused on strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors, boosting support for startups, and creating enabling policies for innovation-driven growth in the region.

Impact:

  • Strengthened multi-stakeholder collaboration in Ashanti’s innovation ecosystem.
  • Gathered actionable insights that informed regional participation in GDIW 2023.
  • Positioned Kumasi as a strategic hub in Ghana’s broader digital transformation agenda.