GMet, Danish Partners Engage Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation on SSC IT Activities

27 Jan, 2026 Articles

As part of activities marking the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) mission to Ghana, officials from DMI and the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) on Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to brief the Ministry and seek its support for key IT activities under the Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) programme.

Welcoming the delegation, the Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu, MP, underscored the critical role of GMet in national development, particularly in the context of climate change. He noted that the Agency’s work is central to effective planning and decision-making across multiple sectors of the economy, making sustained government attention and support imperative.

The Deputy Minister observed that despite GMet’s strategic importance, the Agency continues to face significant challenges, especially in the areas of equipment and infrastructure. He stressed that these constraints limit GMet’s ability to fully deliver on its mandate. He indicated that the matter was of particular concern to him and assured the delegation that the Ministry was actively exploring ways to make the Agency more vibrant, resilient, and better resourced.

Hon. Sukparu further reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting GMet in addressing its operational and digital challenges. He commended the Danish Meteorological Institute and the Royal Danish Embassy in Ghana for their sustained collaboration with GMet, describing the partnership as timely and impactful. He expressed optimism that the cooperation would continue to grow and further strengthen Ghana’s meteorological and climate services.

The engagement followed an earlier meeting between DMI and the Deputy Minister in Copenhagen during the GovTech mission, where the Minister was briefed on DMI’s operations and the role of the meteorological sector in delivering critical services to key stakeholders.

During the meeting in Accra, the delegation informed the Ministry that CBrain Consulting had been contracted to conduct an IT Gap Analysis of GMet under the SSC programme. The assessment is intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of GMet’s current ICT and data environment, identify gaps between existing systems and required capabilities, and propose practical digital solutions to enhance strategic capacity, operational efficiency, and service delivery.

The IT Gap Analysis is expected to produce a detailed diagnostic of existing systems and workflows, offering insights into GMet’s digital maturity and operational readiness. It will also identify critical deficiencies, dependencies, and opportunities to help prioritise interventions and define key digital enablers. In addition, the assessment will deliver a phased digital transformation roadmap with actionable recommendations and indicative timelines to guide implementation and ensure that future digital investments generate tangible public value. Collectively, these outputs are expected to strengthen operational modernisation and improve observation systems, forecasting capacity, and climate services delivery.

In his concluding remarks, the Deputy Minister gave firm assurances that the findings of the IT Gap Analysis and the proposed Digital Transformation Roadmap would be translated into implementable actions. He further committed to supporting the prioritisation of GMet’s critical digital investments within the Ministry’s programmes and budgeting framework, noting that this would be essential for effective follow-up and coordination of digital initiatives across the sector.