The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana\u2019s fastest growing public university has appointed Hon. Dr. Albert Kan-Dapaah as Director for its new Centre for Public Accountability.<\/p>\n
The Centre\u2019s primary objective is to conduct thorough study and research into public sector accountability issues and develop time-tested recommendations for reforms to promote public accountability and transparency in the Ghanaian and African public sector, as well as the quality of public service outcomes.<\/p>\n
The Centre, which is the second of three of such Centres of Excellence being established by the UPSA aims to become the leading tertiary-based think-tank in the provision of quality and relevant training, research and consultancy support to promote Public Sector Accountability in Africa.<\/p>\n
The Centre will conduct cutting-edge research into public sector accountability issues, build the capacity of public sector officials and lawmakers through highly interactive training programmes and consultancy support.<\/p>\n
Explaining the rationale behind the appointment of Dr. Kan-Dapaah as the head of the Centre, the Vice-Chancellor of the UPSA, Profession Joshua Alabi remarked: \u201cHe is one of the best qualified and most experienced candidate for this role. He is not only an astute politician who understands the intricacies of the financial decision-making process in the public sector, he is also a former Minister for four critical ministries – Energy, Communication, Interior and Defense.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kan-Dapaah is also a former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, which scrutinizes how ministries, departments, and agencies have spent public money. There is no doubt, Dr. Kan-Dapaah thoroughly understands our vision for the Centre and fully identifies with it. We believe he will lead the transformative process to improve the quality of public sector management.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a brief comment after accepting his appointment, Dr. Kan-Dapaah said: \u201cI am delighted for the honour and the opportunity to serve my alma mater.<\/p>\n
This is the institution which made me who I am today and I am committed to contributing my quota to making it a globally recognized university. I am happy, and I am looking forward to an exciting experience in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hon. Dr. Kan-Dapaah is a former student of the UPSA where he studied for his professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant. Before his full-time political career, Dr. Kan-Dapaah had a successful career as a Chartered Accountant and worked with Pannel Kerr Forster, an international firm of Chartered Accountants as Audit Senior in their offices in Accra and London, and as Resident Partner in Monrovia<\/a>,\u00a0Liberia<\/a> between 1978 and 1986.<\/p>\n He joined the Electricity Corporation of Ghana in September 1987 where he rose from Director of Audit to become Director for Finance, a position he held for six years.<\/p>\n After his successful career in politics, Dr. Kan-Dapaah returned to the UPSA as an adjunct lecturer in Auditing at the graduate level.<\/p>\n The University awarded him a Doctor of Humane Letters last year for his contributions to academic excellence in the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: UPSA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Ghana\u2019s fastest growing public university has appointed Hon. Dr. Albert Kan-Dapaah as Director for its new Centre for Public Accountability. The Centre\u2019s primary objective is to conduct thorough study and research into public sector accountability issues and develop time-tested recommendations for reforms to promote public accountability and transparency […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[16],"yoast_head":"\n