Ghana Launches National Privacy Awareness Campaign
Ghana Launches National Privacy Awareness Campaign.
The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu (MP), today launched the National Privacy Awareness Campaign to safeguard the privacy rights of citizens and build public trust within Ghana’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
Speaking at the Data Protection Commission’s Head office in East Legon, the Deputy Minister commended the team for their dedication, highlighting that the Ministry’s mandate to drive Ghana’s digital transformation agenda inherently includes creating a secure and trusted digital ecosystem.
Hon. Sukparu emphasised that privacy and data protection are not merely legal obligations but are crucial enablers of innovation, competitiveness, and citizen participation in the digital economy.
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Central to Ghana’s ambition, he said, is the vision to become the AI Hub of Africa, a centre of excellence where artificial intelligence fuels innovation and socio-economic transformation. “This ambitious goal, however, cannot be achieved without public trust, as data serves as the ‘fuel’ for AI, and adoption would falter without confidence in responsible data handling.”
According to the Hon. Minister, the campaign, therefore, goes beyond mere compliance, laying the essential groundwork for Ghana to emerge as a leader in responsible, ethical, and human-centred AI.
The event saw the inauguration of the Ghana Association of Privacy Professionals (GAPP), a new professional body designed to foster knowledge sharing, expertise building, and the promotion of the highest standards among certified privacy practitioners.
The Deputy Minister also celebrated the achievements of a new cohort of Certified Data Protection Supervisors and Officers, many of whom are graduates of the One Million Coders Programme.
Concluding his remarks, Hon. Sukparu said the mini launch is more than a symbolic event; it is a statement of Ghana’s unwavering commitment to embedding trust, accountability, and responsibility in its digital future.
He called on all stakeholders:
Government, private sector, academia, civil society, and the media to collaborate with the Data Protection Commission in this national endeavour, adding, the collective aim is to cultivate a robust culture of privacy that empowers citizens, fortifies democracy, and firmly establishes Ghana as a pre-eminent leader in digital governance and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo, the Executive Director of DPC, reiterated their foundational mandate, established under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), which is to protect the privacy of individuals and regulate the processing of personal data.
He stressed that the Commission’s work is firmly rooted in Article 18(2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which guarantees every citizen the right to privacy of home, property, correspondence, and communication, making privacy a constitutional right, not a privilege. “Despite the DPC’s efforts over the past decade in registering thousands of data controllers and processors, issuing compliance certificates, and providing technical guidance, significant gaps persist, including low public awareness of rights, weak organisational compliance, and insufficient professional capacity in data governance”, he noted.
About the National Privacy Awareness Campaign
The purpose of the campaign is to close the gap in awareness and compliance by making privacy a national priority.
This is a nationwide campaign, targeted at every Ghanaian everywhere.
From 16th September 2025 until September 2026, messages will be seen and heard in all 16 regions in English and our local languages, Akan, Ga, Ewe, Hausa, Dagbani and others.
