There was a point in time when RLG was the apple of Ghana’s eye. As the first African indigenous company to begin assembling laptops and phones, the future seemed very bright for our budding technology industry. Ten years on, the story is very different. Very few people can say what is what for RLG now.
Our ICT sector remains underdeveloped, with a majority of the companies in this sector being small-to-medium scale ICT companies mainly involved in distributive activities like retailing and the distribution of computer products and services. Mainly computers and their peripherals and standard application software and package distribution have been the turf of these firms. On the whole, there is very little activity in the area of production and development of ICT products, especially the assembly of computer hardware systems like personal computers and tablets. Apart from a handful of companies, most of which are small-scale set-ups involved in local assembly on a limited scale, the majority of companies retailing computer hardware import them as complete systems which they retail to the public. The need for local entrepreneurs to engage in the assembling and distribution of computers and their accessories cannot be overemphasized.
I believe the time to consider investments in this particular area is now and if you are considering some investments in this sector or are already involved in it, reach out and let us see what similar minds can birth.
Written By: Leslie H.