Digital maturity of the territory

Connectivity

Digital ecosystem

Kumasi is host to a significant portion of the technology community in Ghana. Digital start-ups, major players, tech hubs and a university all have a presence in the city.

One of the most important players is the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, which incubates technology startups and supports them to raise funding and release tech products. Kumasi Hub – an association of incubator hubs in the city – includes many tech hubs, such as hapaspace, Kumasi Hive (with a hardware incubator and business accelerator) and Women’s Haven Africa.

Kumasi City Authority has a limited working relationship with the tech and start-up ecosystem present in Kumasi, and a stronger track record of running pilot projects with tech partners, such as Heinz Integrated Systems and ShrinQ, a tech startup based in Accra.

Kumasi is also involved in the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC Smart City Project).