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VideosNovember 02, 2018
GCNet: An Overview of Ghana Community Network Services Limited by Dr. Nortey Omaboe
- Written by Sandra Francisco
- Published: November 02, 2018
Dr. Nortey Omaboe, Executive Chairman of GCNet, gives an overview of Ghana Community Network Services Limited.
"Essentially, we’ve come an extremely long way. Ghana probably has one of the most advanced systems for customs clearance for tax registration. As far as facilitating business and enhancing government revenue, the systems that have been deployed by GCNet have stood the test of time. Obviously, these are subject to upgrades on a continuous basis. And so, working with our international partners and with the support from local stakeholders, we are striving to continuously update the systems that we have to ensure that the objectives of the country are achieved. These objectives include competitiveness of Ghana as a destination for business. We are always looking at the ease of doing business rankings and we believe that our company contributes significantly in that regard. Government revenue from duties and taxes and other areas have consistently been a huge proportion of the work that we do. We are also improving the business environment through registering of companies. We’ve deployed systems for Registrar General, domestic taxes, and international taxes as well. So, we are really at the center of trade, revenue mobilization for government, and facilitating the ease of doing business in Ghana", says Dr. Nortey Omaboe.
"We are serving the government through a mandate, but at the same time, the biggest users, the ecosystem for the company, involves practically all citizens and economic operators. Every company uses our systems to register, to declare their customs and their corporate taxes, and to ensure compliance with the statutory regulations. These include the Food and Drugs Board, the Narcotics Board, even foreign embassies. When you have to import, there are certain statutory requirements and these systems have been deployed by us. So, it is an entire ecosystem which extends right across the economy of the country", he adds.
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