In 2021, the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization, gave a directive that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards should be reregistered over a six-month period spanning October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 using the Ghana Card.

The process has however, be fraught with a series of challenges including long queues at registration centres, delays during the registration process due to device challenges and many more. Questions have also been raised by various civil society groups on the data protection components of the exercise plus the need of the exercise in the first place. 

Selorm Branttie, Vice President of Imani Centre for Policy and Education joins me on the show to discuss the technology side of the situation. 

Enjoy the show.