The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Professor George Agyei, has called for a collective effort among regulatory agencies and institutions to promote standardisation and improve the quality of life of Ghanaians.
He noted that achieving a standardised society should not be the sole responsibility of the GSA but a shared commitment among all institutions with regulatory mandates.
Professor Agyei made these remarks during the 2026 World Standards Day celebration held in Takoradi under the theme, “Shared Vision for a Better World – Spotlight on SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy.”
Emphasising the need for collaboration among regulatory institutions, he said the different mandates of the agencies should not overshadow their common responsibility to serve the Ghanaian citizen.
“This theme reminds me that no single institution can deliver a better world. The agencies represented here regulate energy, environment, ports, investment, revenue, food, drugs, and exports. Our mandates are different, but as we see, our client is the same—the Ghanaian citizen. I invite every agency here today to see GSA not as a gatekeeper, but as a partner in building confidence in Ghana’s goods and products,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the Western Regional Minister, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Honourable Frederick Faidoo, urged local enterprises to embrace standardisation and quality assurance practices to enhance their competitiveness and support business growth.
He noted that the Western Region has significant economic potential across several sectors but stressed that unlocking these opportunities requires confidence in the quality of local products, services, and business practices.
“The Western Region has enormous economic potential in commerce, manufacturing, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and other productive sectors. Sekondi-Takoradi, as an important commercial industrial centre, has a significant role to play in unlocking these opportunities. However, sustainable development requires more than infrastructure and investment. We also demand confidence in the quality of our products, services, and business practices. We must therefore encourage our local entrepreneurs, artisans, small and medium-sized enterprises, market operators, and manufacturers to appreciate the value of standardisation,” he said.
Mr Faidoo added that businesses should see compliance with standards as an opportunity to build credibility and expand their operations rather than merely as a regulatory obligation.
“Compliance should not be viewed merely as a regulatory requirement, but as a pathway to credibility, competitiveness, and business growth.”
