The recent parliamentary exchange regarding coding has sparked significant discussion across Ghana’s tech community and beyond. As someone who has spent over 10 years in cybersecurity and digital infrastructure development, I believe this moment presents an opportunity to examine how we communicate about technology in policy contexts, and what this reveals about our national digital transformation journey. The Context of Technical Communication Having observed similar discussions across various African countries implementing digital strategies, I’ve noticed a recurring pattern: the gap between technical implementation language and policy framework language. This isn’t unique to Ghana – it’s a global challenge where technical practitioners and policy architects often operate in different conceptual frameworks.