The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for stronger coordination, visible financing and institutional accountability to transform Ghana’s human capital ambitions into measurable national development outcomes.
Dr Amoah stressed that Ghana’s future development depends largely on how effectively the country invests in its people through integrated planning and implementation systems.
She said this on Tuesday at a policy dialogue on Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and Human Capital Development held at the Saïd Business School.
Delivering a presentation on the theme, “Ghana’s Human Capital Development Agenda: From Policy Ambition to Coordinated Implementation and Practical Action,” she described human capital as “the infrastructure of national transformation.”
She noted that healthy, skilled and productive citizens remain central to economic growth, resilience and social inclusion.
“The Human Capital Development Strategy is not merely a social sector document; it is fundamentally a growth, productivity and inclusion strategy,” she stated.
Dr Amoah further emphasised the need for stronger institutional collaboration and sustained investment in critical sectors such as education, healthcare and child development to ensure long-term national progress.
The meeting, which was organised by Oxford Policy Management with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, brought together policymakers, development practitioners and technical experts to discuss strategies for coordinated human capital development.
The dialogue formed part of ongoing efforts to strengthen policy coordination and practical implementation of Ghana’s human capital development agenda.
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Deborah Narkie Nartey, ISD
