President John Dramani Mahama has called for future global alliances to ensure ethical governance of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity cooperation, technology transfer, and inclusive digital capacity-building.
Addressing the World Governments Summit 2026 in Dubai on the theme “The Future of Global Alliances,” President Mahama stated that the world is entering a new era in which artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and digital systems will redefine economies and societies.
He said governance has not kept pace with innovation.
“The digital future must not be the privilege of a few nations,” President Mahama said.
He stated that future alliances must ensure that innovation becomes a shared global good, not a source of new inequality.
President Mahama said Ghana is making steady progress in digital transformation, from mobile financial inclusion to national identification systems and e-governance reforms.
On multilateralism, the President acknowledged that the post-war multilateral order and rules-based system have come under severe pressure because of unilateral actions of some members of the global family.
However, he stated there remains “enough healthy tissue that we can culture to restore it back to good health.”
President Mahama implored international institutions to become more representative, more responsive, and more equitable.
He also urged that developing nations must have a stronger voice in shaping the rules governing trade, finance, climate action, and peacekeeping.
“The legitimacy of global governance depends on fairness, and fairness remains the cornerstone of trust,” he added.
He stressed that Ghana remains committed to an international order based on dialogue rather than confrontation, cooperation rather than isolation, rules rather than coercion, and shared progress rather than zero-sum rivalry.
The World Governments Summit 2026 is taking place from February 3 to 5 in Dubai.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
