The National Technical Committee (NTC) on Textiles and Garments (GSA/TCs), on Thursday, November 27, 2025, hosted a virtual meeting to promote and demonstrate the new Online Development Platform “TexAppGh”. TexAppGh is a digital platform developed to host all Technical Committee (TC) activities, including TC meetings and events, review and develop draft and final standards, receiving public comments, among others.
Mr. Evans Asiedu, Head of Engineering, Building and Basic Standards Department, on behalf of the Director of Standards, welcomed the audience, highlighting the key purpose of the TC and TexAppGh. He appreciated the hard work and dedication of TC members, especially in this novel initiation.
Dr. Awal Mohammed, the Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations (DDG-OPS), delivered a special address on behalf of the Director-General. He indicated that the Authority is committed to standardisation and the use of digitilisation to enhance its work.
“We, therefore, applaud the Textiles and Garments TC for taking this initiative of developing TexAppGh to enhance its activities. This application will be very useful for the 24-Hour Economy Policy. We encourage other TCs to learn and adopt such innovations so that together, we can serve the people of Ghana and beyond, adequately,” Dr. Awal stated.
Mr. Amos Benson, the Standards Officer and TC Secretary, delivered a brief presentation on “Structure, Role and Importance of the National Technical Committee for Textiles and Garments. He explained what the GSA/TC2 was, the scope of work, stakeholder structure of the NTC, structure of the committee, role of the chairperson, among several others.
“The NTC is responsible for ensuring that textiles and garments produced, imported, or exported in Ghana meet quality, safety, environmental, and trade requirements in line with international best practices,” he stated.
He explained that “GSA/TC2 develops and reviews national standards for textiles, garments, and leather products.” “We do not work in isolation. The committee is made up of representatives from consumer and consumer advocacy groups, industry and private sector, professional and technical bodies, government and regulators, academia and research institutions, and the national standards body, which is us, GSA,” he added.
Mr. Lesley Yamoah-Arkhurst, the IT officer and app developer, made a demonstration on TexAppGh. Key features of the applications for public users include account creation, signing in, committee overview, committee statistics, scope of work, committee members directory, published standards, standards under development, TC contact details, meeting and events, and quick links. For TC members, he explained how to navigate the projects and user profile features.
Prof Charles Frimpong, the TC Chairperson, said the TexAppGh was initiated to digitise the activities of the Committee. He reminded the TC members that “We are going to be playing the same roles. Just that this time, everything we do will be on the digital platform, including TC meetings, standard development, sharing of key documents and comments, and receiving public comments. The purpose is to save time and money, and also to make us more efficient.” He expressed his appreciation to all those who played various roles in making this project a success. He further encouraged the TC members to embrace TexAppGh and continue to work diligently for the good of the Textiles Industry and Mother Ghana.
Prof. Frimpong officially launched TexAppGh on behalf of the DG. He encouraged the public to actively be involved in standards development, especially by reviewing draft standards and sharing comments or feedback.
The meeting brought together TC members, industry players, government officials, academia, standard officers, and the general public.