About
A technology partner accountable to the outcome
AITS was founded in Accra in January 2025 to bring AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering to organisations across Ghana and West Africa.
Our story
Why AITS exists
Appiah Information Technology Systems was established in Accra in January 2025, formalising work its director had been delivering for close to a decade — websites, hosting, IT support, and security advice for Ghanaian businesses that needed technology handled properly rather than handled cheaply.
The firm is deliberately small and senior. When you engage AITS, the person assessing your problem is the person who has done the work before, not a coordinator relaying messages to a delivery team you never meet.
What has changed since 2016 is the scope. AI moved from curiosity to operational reality faster than most organisations could form a position on it, and a substantial part of our work is now helping teams adopt it deliberately — with the governance and data-handling questions answered before the tools are already in use.
Vision
To be West Africa's most trusted partner for AI adoption and digital transformation — trusted because of what we decline as much as what we deliver.
Mission
To give organisations across Ghana and West Africa practical access to AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering capability — built for local conditions and supported after launch.
Values
How we work
Say the honest thing
Including when the honest thing is that you do not need the project, or that an existing product would serve you better than a build.
Build what can be maintained
Systems your team can operate and another supplier could pick up. Delivered with documentation and handover, not lock-in.
Security is not a phase
Access, data handling, and recovery are considered from the first conversation rather than reviewed before launch.
Built for here
Ghanaian connectivity, Ghanaian devices, Ghanaian payment methods, and Ghanaian regulation — not assumptions imported from elsewhere.
Eric Appiah
Director, AITS — Accra, Ghana
Leadership
Award-winning technology and sustainability professional
Eric Appiah has worked in IT consulting, web development, and cybersecurity since 2016. He holds an MSc in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics and an MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Management, alongside a BSc in Computer Science from GIMPA.
He was named Tech Personality of the Year Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Youth Awards, and received the Global Sustainability Champion Award in both 2024 and 2025. He has delivered 42 training and speaking engagements across mining, development, healthcare, education, government, and media.
Organisations trained and addressed
Engagements delivered through a partner organisation are marked as such. These are training and speaking engagements, not AITS client relationships.
- US Embassy Ghana American Spacesin partnership with Mobile Web Ghana
- AngloGold Ashanti Ghana
- Africa Digital Skills Conference
- Mobile Web Ghanain partnership with Mobile Web Ghana
- Global Ambassadors of Sustainability
- Advocate for Christ Ghana and Media Gate
- Africa Business & Innovation School
- Africa Institute of Skills, Leadership and Innovation
- Alpha Vecta Technologies
- Anagkazo Bible and Ministry Training Collegein partnership with Mobile Web Ghana
- Capital One Group
- CXO Portals UK
- Deloitte and Knowledge Innovations
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
- Institute of Public Relations
- Mac Partners Mining Ltd
- OXFAM Ghanain partnership with Mobile Web Ghana
- Oxford Africa Women Leadership Institute
- St. Gamel and St. Kathryn Hospitalin partnership with Mobile Web Ghana
- YOVAC Accra
- Zed FM
- Zen FM
Roles and affiliations
- Volunteer Trainer — US Embassy Ghana American Spaces (American Corner) (since 2024)
- Member — International Panel of Sustainability Experts
- Country Head, Ghana — The ESG Institute, United Kingdom (since 2025)
- Lead Instructor, Digital Marketing — GENERATION — Mobile Web Ghana (since 2025)
Credentials
Qualifications and recognition
Awards
Global Sustainability Champion Award
Global Ambassadors of Sustainability · 2025
Global Sustainability Champion Award
Global Ambassadors of Sustainability · 2024
Tech Personality of the Year Ghana
Ghana Youth Awards · 2023
Education
Data Science and AI Principles
Harvard University (Harvard Online) · 2026
MSc Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
University of Ghana (Wisconsin International University College) · 2025
MSc Environmental Sustainability and Management
University of Ghana (Wisconsin International University College) · 2024
Executive Certificate in Business Administration
Accra Business School · 2023
BSc Computer Science
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration · 2022
Certifications
Prompt Engineering and Programming with OpenAI
Columbia University · 2026
West African Regional AI Training
US Embassy Ghana and Google Research · 2026
Certified in AI Security and Governance
Securiti · 2026
Masterclass on Artificial Intelligence
ITC — International Labour Organization · 2025
Accredited Cybersecurity Professional
Ghana Cybersecurity Authority · 2026
Certified Cybersecurity Educator Professional
Certified Cybersecurity Educator Programme · 2026
Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS)
International CyberSecurity Institute, UK · 2020
Information Security Awareness
Fortinet · 2022
ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate
Skill Front · 2022
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Associate
Skill Front · 2023
ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Associate
Skill Front · 2023
Professional Diploma in ESG Strategy
The ESG Institute, UK · 2025
Managing Environmental and Social Performance
The World Bank Group · 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Corporate Finance Institute · 2024
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Harvard Business School · 2020
Managing the Company of the Future
University of London · 2020
The Strategy of Content Marketing
University of California, Davis · 2020
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google · 2020
Let us talk about what you are trying to change
A first conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies more than a proposal would. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.