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Barcode Usage launched at Takoradi
Takoradi, Nov. 1, Ghanadot/GNA
- Mr. Anthony Evans Amoah, Western Regional Minister, on
Friday urged exporters and the business community to obtain
Barcode identification.
He explained that Barcode technology was an automatic data
collection system that enabled information to be conveyed
and entered into computer systems without typing it.
Mr Amoah made the call in an address read for him at the
launch of Barcode usage, at a one-day regional workshop on
the technology, organized by the Ministry of Trade,
Industries and Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) and
the Global Standard 1 (GS1), at Takoradi.
He said the technology was a quick and effective way of
keeping information and identifying a product, a person or
an object, which had become necessary for easier exchange of
accurate information on the global market.
Mr. Amoah said unlike labeling, Barcode could be used by
supermarkets and retail trade entities for stock taking and
for planning purchasing schedules, assuring buyers and
sellers of the availability of goods and services at all
times.
He said the use of Barcode as a packaging tool, was becoming
important to developing economies and Ghana must not be left
out of the race.
Mr. Amoah urged developing countries, including Ghana to
integrate into the international economy by producing and
selling goods in accordance with global standards.
He said “Unfortunately, we in Ghana neglect do not apply
Barcode technology in international trade and we do this at
our peril since it may result in the marginalization of our
performance in the global market”.
Mr. Charles Folikumah, Regional Trade and Industry Officer,
said the workshop was an important aspect of the Trade
Sector Support Programme of the Ministry.
He said the Ministry was committed to developing a vibrant
technology-driven competitive trade and industrial sector
that would contribute significantly to employment creation
and economic growth, particularly for rural communities and
other vulnerable groups.
Mr Folikumah said this would lead to diversification and
structural transformation of the Ghanaian economy.
He said to realize this agenda, required the full
cooperation and participation of all stakeholders including
business community, industrialists, trade associations,
professionals and civic society.
Mr Folikumah said government would continue to introduce
various interventions to create the right environment for
the transformation of trade and industry.
GNA
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