{"id":6761,"date":"2024-07-05T09:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:04:10","slug":"bawumia-urges-transport-operators-to-support-govts-digital-transformation-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6761","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia urges transport operators to support govt\u2019s digital transformation agenda."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged transport owners to support the government\u2019s digitalization agenda.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted that a number of digital initiatives had been introduced in the transport sector to boost their operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include streamlining of the processes for Driver\u2019s Licence acquisition, vehicle registration, and insurance renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very soon, he said, rolled-out ride-hailing system for taxis, all designed to make the sector more efficient and cost-effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-ecaf912038f19413c0b32704fb137167 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wB1l0wBm1Gg?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Bawumia said this on Facebook after meeting the leadership and members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) on Thursday, July 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI challenged the GPRTU and other transport operators to collaborate with government to accelerate the reforms and digital transformation being infused into the operations of the public transport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the last few years, the Government has continually introduced digitalization into the transport sector, reflected among others in the streamlining of the processes for Driver\u2019s Licence acquisition, vehicle registration, insurance renewal, the soon-to-be rolled-out ride-hailing system for taxis, all designed to make the sector more efficient and cost effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also announced plans for the construction of Charging Stations for the batteries of Electronic Vehicles across the country, with about 100 Electronic Buses, to be run by the GPRTU, expected to arrive by the end of the year,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged transport owners to support the government\u2019s digitalization agenda. He highlighted that a number of digital initiatives had been introduced in the transport sector to boost their operation. These include streamlining of the processes for Driver\u2019s Licence acquisition, vehicle registration, and insurance renewal. 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