The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy Ghana, and the University of Mining and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa are convening mining stakeholders from across Ghana to brainstorm tech-enabled solutions to illegal mining.
As part of “Tech Camp Takoradi” this week, fifty stakeholders including representatives of mining communities and companies, scientists and innovators, policymakers, environmental activists, public health actors, and the media are working with U.S. and African experts on tech-based solutions that mitigate the negative environmental and health effects of illegal mining in Ghana.
With technology experts from across Africa and the United States, the group will analyze the public policy aspects of illegal mining and devise possible solutions using the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and satellite data, and tools made available through projects like SERVIR-West Africa, a joint initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development and NASA.
