Mr Goosie Obuadum Tanoh, Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, has launched the 77th Annual New Year School and Conference (ANYC), urging collective support for Ghana’s development agenda.

He underscored the importance of collaboration, stressing that sustainable development grows from partnership, shared effort, and national responsibility.

The three-day conference, organised by the School of Continuing and Distance Education and the College of Education of the University of Ghana, will be held from January 6 to 8, 2026, at the Great Hall of the University.

It is on the theme: “Building the Ghana We Want Together for Sustainable Development.”

Mr Tanoh said the theme captured the national mood, noting that people wanted steady work, reliable markets, and a country organised for growth.

“The theme asks us to take a clear-eyed look at what must change if we want Ghana to succeed in a more competitive world,” he said.

Mr Tanoh explained that the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+) was government’s coordinated response to Ghana’s structured pathway to transformation, focusing on productivity, trade, and competitiveness to build a reliable, industrial economy that creates opportunities.

The programme, he said, was organised around three pillars: production delivered through Growth24, Make24, Build24, and Show24; strengthening supply chains and market systems; and placing people at the centre of national transformation.

Mr Tanoh emphasised that the vision of “The Ghana We Want” was not the task of government alone, stressing that progress depended on how all stakeholders worked together.

He called for development solutions that reflected the aspirations of young people and the needs of communities.

Prof Olivia Kwapong, Dean of the School of Continuing and Distance Education, said the conference would focus on four sub-themes: developing human capital for inclusive growth, strengthening governance and addressing corruption, and promoting industrialisation, revitalisation, and economic transformation.

She noted that the Conference, which began in April 1984, had remained a flagship programme of the University, attracting stakeholders to deliberate on topical national and international issues.

Dr Andrew Jack Dotsey, Executive Director of the ANYC, highlighted the importance of collaboration, saying: “Globally, partnership drives the world for sustainability.”

He said the Conference had partnered with financial institutions, civil society organisations, industry, government institutions, and international academic institutions.

He added that the Conference would explore the digital space, stressing: “Ghana’s development trajectory hinges on technology.”