A community Information and Communication Technology (ICT) center has been established in Kokofu in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region by the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), a division of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization.
This is a component of initiatives to give individuals in underserved and unserved communities ICT skills by supplying the necessary infrastructure and gear at all levels throughout the nation.
Between August 15 and December 31, 2022, 3,169 people—including women business owners, school dropouts, school leavers, head porters, teachers, students, and people with disabilities—were trained in ICT throughout the nation.
Speaking at the graduation of the third cohort of trainees at the Digital Transformation Centre and the commissioning of the Kokofu Community ICT Center, Ms. Ama Pomaa Boateng, the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digitalization, said that ICT had had a significant impact on the transformation of societies all over the world.
She emphasized that the disastrous effects of the COVID-19 epidemic had made it clear in recent years that ICT development was urgent.
"We have seen firsthand how urgently ICT deployment activities need to be accelerated. Technology and creativity have played a significant role in the rebuilding and recovery after COVID-19, according to Ms. Boateng.
This, in turn, "affirms the significance of the government's goal for digitalization, which intends to revolutionize Ghana's economy through the creation of reliable infrastructure to connect and assure the involvement of every citizen, for socioeconomic growth."
ICT, according to her, was a crucial component of socioeconomic development because of its favorable effects on employment, productivity, and economic growth.
According to research, high-income countries have benefited greatly from ICT and internet penetration, and middle-income countries are starting to see similar benefits.
Over the years, more than 1,000 basic, junior, and senior cycle institutions in the nation have received computers and accessories through the Cyberlabs Programme, which is designed to provide communities and institutions with ICT equipment. This has facilitated teaching and learning.
30 new community ICT centers have been opened nationally, according to Mr. Prince Ofosu Sefah, Chief Executive Officer of GIFEC, to expand access to ICT services and equipment.
He vowed GIFEC's determination to keep involving beneficiaries in an accurate assessment of the project's effects in order to foster ongoing progress.
He said that GIFEC was now working with Cisco, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and the International Telecommunications Union to launch further digital transformation centers.
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