The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has announced that Cabinet has approved the National Space Policy.
The policy aims to leverage space science and technology for national development, acting as a framework to drive progress in this field.
During a Minister’s News briefing in Accra, Dr. Afriyie presented the government’s plans to establish the Ghana Space Agency in collaboration with relevant ministries and the private sector.
This agency will oversee the development of human capital, infrastructure, and overall growth in the space science sector.
Additionally, the Minister highlighted his Ministry’s work under the Ghana-Korea K-Innovation Partnership Programme, where a comprehensive 10-year masterplan was unveiled to enhance research and innovation commercialization in the country.
Furthermore, Dr. Afriyie emphasized his Ministry’s commitment to global disarmament efforts. In partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the Ministry is actively reviewing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Bill to implement the 1972 Convention on the Prohibition of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons.