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The Minister of Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has commissioned an information and communication technology (ICT) center for the residents of Akyem-Bieni in the eastern region.
The center which has a library compartment is part of the larger vision to intensify the teaching of ICT in the country and also to encourage young people to participate in the world of technology.
The facility built by the head of the National Cyber Security Center, Dr Albert Antwi Bosiako, will train and share ICT skills and techniques among residents of the region.
Thanks to the Education for Development Foundation (E4D), a non-profit, non-governmental organization, Dr. Antwi Bosiako’s vision of supporting the community he comes from has come to fruition.
He named the center after his mother, Janet Brako, whom he hired to make sure he had the best education.
The Janet Brako Library and the ICT Center have books and physical and electronic resources to support reading, learning and research; to support students at the elementary level of education (Pre-SHS) where a critical intervention is necessary to enable them to succeed in their basic education to be able to access free government SHS education.
According to Dr Albert Antwi Bosiako, the facility will give children the opportunity to learn to use technology and information in ways appropriate to their needs and aspirations.
“Beneficiary residents will acquire basic ICT skills which will help them to continue their studies or allow them to learn any trade that generates income for development.”
Addressing a gathering of chiefs and residents to inaugurate the facility, Ningo Prampram MP Samuel George Nartey urged parents to invest in the education of their wards for a better future.
He said that without the sacrifices made by Janet Brako, Dr Antwi Bosiako might not have succeeded in life.
Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful observed the need for Africa to take advantage of its young population and empower the right digital skills.
“I am absolutely convinced that because of our demographic dividends, Africa has the youngest population in the world. We have more young people than any other continent on earth. Europe and Asia have an aging population, we have a very young population.
“If we give our young people the right digital skills today, they will provide the workforce tomorrow for all of the world’s infrastructure. And it is digital skills and technology that will be the key to leapfrog development and that is why we think this facility is so useful and so important for all young people in our country, ”she explained. .
The minister said her outfit will continue to partner with people who want to set up such facilities.
“My commitment is that once the structure is set up, Gifec will provide the necessary tools and equipment. Computers and all that to equip such a facility so that if we engage in such a partnership, we will expand the reach of these ICT centers across the country, ”she said.
The Minister took the opportunity to inaugurate a committee responsible for overseeing the implementation of the foundation’s activities.
This includes a focus on teaching and learning support, ICT skills development support, education and development, coaching and mentoring and scholarships, rewards and incentives. .
Others are support for educational infrastructure and educational networking for community-based development.
Among the dignitaries present were CDS, Vice-Admiral Seth Amoama, former Kumbugu MP Ras Mubarak, former Tema Central MP Kofi Brako and the Director General of Social Police, COP Yaa Tiwaa Addo Dankwa .
The community has an estimated population of around 1,000.
Akim-Bieni is a typical farming community, most of the inhabitants of which are farmers and small traders. It has a nursery school, 1 primary school and 1 college.
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