Ghana on Monday opened its Maiden Ghana Space Conference 2025 (GSC) on the University of Ghana, Accra, below the theme “Harnessing Space Technology for Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth in Ghana and Beyond.”
The three-day convention, working from 6–8 October 2025, brings collectively authorities officers, worldwide organizations, scientists, business leaders, policymakers, college students, and entrepreneurs from throughout Africa and the world to discover how area science and know-how can remodel economies and societies.
“Space technology can transform how we live — from using satellite data to help farmers grow more food, to improving internet access for remote schools, to tracking climate and disaster risks. It’s about using cutting-edge science to solve local challenges and improve daily life for all Ghanaians.” stated Kwaku Sumah, Founder and Managing Director of Spacehubs Africa, a joint convenor of the convention.
Organized below the auspices of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI), Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), University of Ghana, All Nations University, Spacehubs Africa, and Agbedus Consult, the convention highlights Ghana’s rising position in Africa’s area ecosystem.
Driving Ghana and Africa’s Space Agenda 
Speaking on the opening ceremony, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority emphasised the significance of area functions in addressing important challenges together with local weather resilience, environmental administration, agriculture, catastrophe response, city planning, and commerce effectivity. “Space technology is no longer a luxury—it is a necessity for Africa’s sustainable future.”
Similarly, Dr. Joseph Tandoh, Director of the Ghana Space Science Institute affirmed the necessity for a Ghana Space Agency. “With the approval of the Ghana Space Policy in 2022 and its launch in 2024, I believe that Ghana is laying the essential foundation to integrate space solutions into our national agenda while fostering continental collaboration. The next step is to establish the Ghana Space Agency to leverage space technology for benefits to research, policy, industry as well as the for the overall prosperity of the ordinary Ghanaian.”
The convention is anticipated to strengthen partnerships between Ghanaian and worldwide area establishments, subject coverage suggestions for advancing Ghana’s National Space Policy and enhance youth participation in STEM and area entrepreneurship.
In addition, in accordance to Sumah, the convention will give you a publication of convention proceedings to information nationwide and continental motion.