Port Efficiency and Public-Private Capacity In Ghana

PEPP focused on…

implicit and explicit alliances between public and private entities in shaping capacity development programs as a result of a constantly changing port service economy at the unique site of Tema Port in Ghana. PEPP critically investigated the aims, effects, and politics of capacity development with specific focus on continuities and ruptures in conditions for capacity development when moving from aid-to-trade, controversies relating to digitalisation and large port infrastructure development. PEPP also investigated how intended and unintended shared (mis)understandings of values influence a possible mechanism for standardization of regulations and procedures through partnerships stakeholders.

PEPP aimed to…

map and improve approaches to Capacity Development for the maritime sector in Ghana to enhance the potential of the maritime sector to drive Ghana’s economic growth sustainably. The project engaged with the community at Tema Port and relevant theoretical literature, and posed critical questions, shared different viewpoints, and conducted research to address the concerns of the people who work in the port. The concerns include digital transformation, national content, labour, corruption, and, most recently, the reactions to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.