Business News of 2026-09-08
AI Adoption: Businesses must solve real problems, not chase trends – Amoako
Businesses in Ghana have been urged to identify specific operational challenges before investing in artificial intelligence (AI), rather than adopting the technology simply because it is becoming popular.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AlphaVecta Technologies Limited, Carlos Amoako, said organisations should focus on areas where AI can deliver clear and measurable value.
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Speaking at the opening of One Vecta Africa AI Week in Accra on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, he cautioned businesses against deploying AI primarily as a cost-cutting tool without first identifying the problems they want the technology to solve.
“The first and foremost thing to look at is, you need to look at a problem within the organisation. You don't just have to say, I want to reduce costs or that kind of thing. What you need to do is, what is the problem that's really affecting your business? Find one problem, solve that problem, and then you can move on,” he said.
The event focused on moving discussions about AI from strategies and ideas to practical implementation across Africa.
Amoako cited human resource departments as an example, saying companies that receive thousands of job applications could use AI to significantly reduce the time required to review CVs.
“You have HR, you've got maybe thousands of CVs coming in every week, it's taking you two, three weeks to sift through all of them, you could literally reduce that to a few hours using an AI tool. And that increases productivity,” he said.
He advised businesses against attempting to introduce AI across all areas of their operations at once, arguing that adoption should be targeted at specific functions where the technology can produce tangible results.
“Not everything, not a wholesale thing, it should be really targeted, something individual,” he said.
Amoako also stressed the role of government in creating the infrastructure, skills and regulatory framework needed to support AI adoption.
He said Ghana’s National AI Strategy provides an important foundation for developing the skills, training and infrastructure required to expand the use of AI.
“The infrastructure, the rails have to be present. And that is why the Ghana AI Strategy that was launched by President Mahama a few months ago is quite important,” he said.
He called for clear rules on AI use, particularly in areas such as data protection and regulatory compliance.
“The rules, regulations, compliance, it's not businesses or individuals or private sector that makes them. It's the government that makes them,” he said.
Amoako further urged organisations to prepare their employees for the growing use of AI, arguing that the technology should be used to enhance productivity and create new opportunities rather than simply replace jobs.
“The most important thing is making sure that we are ready by training, by making sure that the infrastructure within our own environment is also ready,” he said.
He said AlphaVecta Technologies was focused on helping businesses and young innovators explore practical applications of AI to address African challenges.
He noted that the company recently organised the Execute Africa AI Challenge, which brought together about 100 young developers to create AI solutions in areas including financial inclusion, healthcare and agriculture.
“We are really involved in the practicality of AI. That is the most important thing that we want to do,” he said.
Amoako said AlphaVecta intends to make the initiative an annual programme to bring businesses, innovators and other stakeholders together to identify challenges and develop practical AI solutions.
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AI Adoption: Businesses must solve real problems, not chase trends – Carlos Amoako
