Ghana, as in many African countries, is faced with the challenge of sustainably managing electronic waste (e-waste). The country has a legal framework and is in the process of developing a public policy for e-waste management. However, e-waste management remains a major challenge due to weaknesses in the country’s innovation and policymaking process that include inability to cater for the informal sector. This article argues that the current approach to innovation policymaking in Ghana would be inadequate in delivering the goal of sustainable e-waste management. We examine the country’s evolving e-waste management regime and the multiple perspectives of actors with respect to their perceived transformative changes and show that these perspectives and expectations are critical for an e-waste policymaking process. We conclude that policy processes adopted in developing countries for e-waste management should be guided by inclusive policymaking approaches that consider perspectives from informal actors to co-create solutions.

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加纳电子废物管理的变革性创新政策方法：参与者对变革性变革的看法

与许多非洲国家一样，加纳面临着可持续管理电子废物（电子废物）的挑战。该国拥有法律框架，并正在制定电子废物管理的公共政策。然而，由于该国创新和决策过程的弱点，包括无法满足非正规部门的需求，电子废物管理仍然是一项重大挑战。本文认为，加纳目前的创新政策制定方法不足以实现可持续电子废物管理的目标。我们研究了该国不断发展的电子废物管理制度以及参与者对他们感知到的变革性变化的多重观点，并表明这些观点和期望对于电子废物政策制定过程至关重要。