[1][2] He is co-founder of Open Foundation West Africa and Creative Commons Ghana, where he is also the chapter lead.

[7][2] While studying at Central University he was appointed a Google Student Ambassador, a position that surged his interest in technology.

[12][13][14][2] As of August 2017,[update] Nartey worked as a consultant in the capacity of a Global Coordinator for the Wikipedia Library at the Wikimedia Foundation.

[15] Nartey will go on to work in different capacities at the Wikimedia Foundation, where he currently occupies the position of a Senior Program Officer.

[6] In his Wikipedian of the Year dedication, Wales mentioned that Nartey played a leading role in the organisation of the second Wiki Indaba conference 2017 in Accra, and has been critical in building up the local communities in Africa.