Chief Executive Officer of Seamless Technologies, Dr Emmanuel Okeleji, has called on Ghanaian businesses and industries to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a critical tool for improving productivity, competitiveness and the effective use of human resources.
Speaking during a panel session on Finance and Digital Innovation at the 2026 Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE), organised by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Okeleji said Africa must not allow concerns surrounding AI to prevent businesses from benefiting from its transformative potential.
According to Dr Okeleji, while AI presents challenges that must be addressed, its potential benefits for businesses and economies are too significant to ignore.
“Artificial intelligence has its challenges, yet the benefits are enormous. We should not let the fear overcome us as Africans. At the international, national, institutional and individual levels, one of the biggest differentiators between those who lose and those who win will be how well they use artificial intelligence.”
He urged Ghanaian industries to focus on practical applications of AI that can improve efficiency and maximise the potential of the human workforce.
“The question will be how well we use artificial intelligence. Let’s make our industries leverage AI to maximise our human resources,” he added.
Focus on the Blue-collar Workforce
In a separate interview at the summit, Dr Okeleji drew attention to another critical area of Ghana’s productivity challenge, the blue-collar workforce.
He stressed that digitalisation and AI have an important role to play in improving the productivity and efficiency of workers who perform essential functions across industries and provide services that keep society and businesses running.
According to him, the blue-collar workforce remains fundamental to sectors such as manufacturing, hospitality, logistics, construction and other essential services, yet technology adoption within this segment has not advanced at the same pace as in many corporate and professional environments.
“Digitisation and Artificial Intelligence are critical for the blue-collar workforce because this is one of the most important functions in society. Many of the essential services we depend on are driven by blue-collar workers,” Dr Okeleji said.
He disclosed that Seamless Technologies has developed a human-management software solution specifically for the blue-collar workforce, designed to address workforce inefficiencies and improve visibility, management and productivity.
The intervention forms part of the company’s broader focus on using technology to improve workforce productivity across Africa.
Dr Okeleji therefore called on Ghanaian industry players to prioritise the digital transformation of their blue-collar workforce as part of efforts to improve productivity and strengthen the competitiveness of local businesses.
Seamless Technologies at GISE 2026
As a sponsor of the 2026 Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition, Seamless Technologies also showcased its solutions at an exhibition booth throughout the three-day event, engaging industry stakeholders and demonstrating how technology can support workforce and enterprise productivity.
The company’s participation reinforced its broader commitment to Ghana’s industrial and digital transformation agenda, particularly around the use of technology to enable organisations and their people to work more productively.
For Seamless Technologies, the conversation is increasingly about moving beyond digital adoption to purposeful technology adoption, using AI, digitalisation and workforce technology to solve real business challenges and enable African industries to leapfrog productivity barriers.
