Assessing the limitations of Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) implementation in Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAS). A case of Anloga District Assembly

Abstract

This study sought to assess the limitations of GIFMIS implementation in Ghana: A case study of Anloga District Assembly. The main tool used for the data collection for this study was a structured questionnaire containing closed-ended questions. The study used the quantitative research approach as well as the explanatory study design. A total of 20 respondents were sampled, using the purposive sampling techniques. Descriptive statistical tools, such as frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the research data. The study revealed that the GIFMIS system is necessary to ensure effective and efficient revenue collection, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and accountability in financial management, ensuring timely dissemination of information, and maximizing payments and commitment controls of public funds. The results also revealed that inadequate ICT infrastructure, poor network connectivity, inadequate ICT skills of staff, and funding challenges among others are some of the limitations hindering the smooth operationalization of GIFMIS in the Anloga District Assembly in the Volta Region of Ghana. The study, therefore, recommends that the Government of Ghana should provide the needed resources such as ICT infrastructures, network connectivity, training of staff, computers, and other facilities needed to support the GIFMIS program in order to achieve its objectives.