The Publican AI System: Why has Ghana bought a bicycle at the price of a Range Rover?

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• Jack Toronto 3 months ago

  Based on the write-up above, here is a constructive paragraph critique of the deal, highlighting its wastefulness and other ills, assuming the information presented is accurate.
  
  If the pricing and contract terms detailed i ...
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  Based on the write-up above, here is a constructive paragraph critique of the deal, highlighting its wastefulness and other ills, assuming the information presented is accurate.
  
  If the pricing and contract terms detailed in the write-up are true, this deal represents a staggering and indefensible waste of public funds, transforming what should be a straightforward technology procurement into a recurring fiscal drain. The core issue is not just the upfront cost, an estimated $230 million in a single year, but the parasitic structure of a revenue-share or perpetual rental model, which contrasts sharply with the fixed, ownership-based investments made by countries like Rwanda ($3.3 million), Kenya ($10 million), and even Singapore ($74 million). This approach effectively mortgages Ghana’s future customs revenue to a private vendor, turning a tool for plugging illegal leakages into a legally sanctioned haemorrhage of taxpayer money. Furthermore, the deal’s opacity with the Ghana Revenue Authority hiding financial details undermines public trust and raises legitimate concerns about corruption, while the decision to outsource rather than invest a fraction of that sum in local tech talent represents a humiliating vote of no confidence in Ghanaian developers. In short, if the write-up is accurate, Ghana is not buying a digital revolution; it is renting a bicycle at the price of a fleet of Range Rovers, year after year.

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• Ola 3 months ago

  I concur entirely

  I concur entirely

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• truth 3 months ago

  hmmmmmmmmmmm

  hmmmmmmmmmmm

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• Vanchasse 3 months ago

  It's only in opposition that you people speak sense and act like saints. Opposition is the only vacuum you people act like you care about the ordinary citizens. Just because part of the money stolen will not come into your po ...
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  It's only in opposition that you people speak sense and act like saints. Opposition is the only vacuum you people act like you care about the ordinary citizens. Just because part of the money stolen will not come into your pockets.

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• H Aborbi 3 months ago

  Two possible reasons for this situation are: (1) the appointment of party foot soldiers who do not have the analytical skills required for such deals, (2) the absence of rigorous analysis of policy proposals in the country. T ...
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  Two possible reasons for this situation are: (1) the appointment of party foot soldiers who do not have the analytical skills required for such deals, (2) the absence of rigorous analysis of policy proposals in the country. The constitution should be changed to limit presidential powers of appointment to ministers and a small circle of advisors.

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• Chris 3 months ago

  Create loot & share, ndc manifesto

  Create loot & share, ndc manifesto

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