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A diverse coalition of stakeholders has gathered at the Hill View Hotel in Abokobi for an intensive three-day retreat to finalize a consolidated Ghana Innovations and Startups Bill. With a sense of urgency driving the discussions, the stakeholders’ working group is focused on producing a unified draft of the bill that will bolster Ghana’s startup ecosystem. The retreat underscores an inclusive, participatory approach, bringing together key voices from government, industry, and the startup community to ensure the legislation addresses real-world needs.

The Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (GCYE) has commenced a series of stakeholder dialogues across five regions to foster inclusive engagement on the Ghana Innovation and Startups Bill. Covering Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, and Volta regions, these dialogues aim to unite private and public sector stakeholders in discussions that will strengthen and refine the bill’s provisions.

The Technical Working Committee of the Ghana Startup Bill (GSB) has paid a courtesy call on the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Digital Centers Limited (GDLC), Hon. Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, at his office.

Coordinator for Ghana Startup Bill Technical Working Committee, Sherif Ghali says startups need a support mechanism to cushion them till they start to make profit.

The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) has, through its Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) Project, organised a validation workshop for businesses in the Ashanti Region on the Ghana Start-Up and Innovation Bill.

Majority of them also lack access to finance, market, infrastructural and innovation support, as well as the skills development required to sustain these entities, he stated.

The technical working committee of the Ghana Startup Bill is set to hold a 1 day consultative workshop for startups and young entrepreneurs to solicit their views and inputs into the Bill which seeks to deliver an incentive framework for the creation and development of Startups in Ghana to promote creativity, innovation and the use of new technologies in achieving a strong added value and competitiveness at the national, regional and district levels

The technical working committee of the Ghana Startup Bill held a three-day Consultative retreat with key stakeholders to fine-tune the first draft of the most anticipated Ghana Startup Bill.