March 31, 2025
GEPA Impact Hub hosts UK Trade Envoy in roundtable seminar on IT & E-Services export
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has hosted a roundtable discussion for stakeholders in the Information Technology Business Process Outsourcing (ITBPO) industry to encourage Ghanaian firms to sell their services abroad.
The event, intended to boost trade relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK), was organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with GEPA’s tech-driven information centre, Impact Hub in Accra, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Addressing participants, the UK’s Trade Envoy to Ghana and Member of the UK Parliament, Hon. Bell Ribeiro-Addy, said the UK considers Ghana an entry point to the broader African continent through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
She urged Ghanaian firms to explore opportunities within the United Kingdom’s technology sector by analysing insights to guide the development of services and solutions tailored to specific market demands.
Samuel Kasumu (Founder/CEO, Archeva)
The founder and CEO of global outsourcing firm, Archeva, Samuel Kasumu, empahsised his organisation’s commitment to training African talents to provide virtual assistance and customer support services for global clients.
He indicated that although Africa currently holds only 2% of the global ITBPO sector, the continent has a vibrant tech space with companies capable of delivering world-class services to the rest of the world.