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Communications and Digitization Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful called on individuals to partner with government to provide young people with the right digital skills for rapid socio-economic development.
“The acquisition of digital skills for young people from all over Ghana is possible when information and communication technology (ICT) centers are provided in various communities,” she said.
“So there is a need for individuals to partner with the government in providing ICT facilities while the government also provides computers and other ICT resources to equip such centers.
“If we expand this partnership, we will expand the reach of ICT across the country,” she added.
Ms. Owusu-Ekuful made the appeal at the inauguration ceremony of Janet Brako Community Library and ICT Center in Akyem Bieni in Achiase District of Eastern Region.
Dr Albert Antwi-Bosiako, founder of the Education for Development (E4D) Foundation and national cybersecurity advisor, provided the community library and ICT center.
He said the library was a demonstration of his commitment to educating people in the community.
The E4D Foundation is a non-governmental organization that envisions community development achieved through teaching and learning support, ICT skills development support, education and development coaching and mentoring. .
The center was completed through collaborations with local stakeholders, national actors and international partners and would serve several other communities, including Akyem Anyinam Kotoku.
The community library and ICT center were named in honor of Mrs. Janet Brako, the mother of Dr Antwi-Bosiako, who looked after him on her own after the death of her father at a young age.
In line with the government’s agenda to facilitate connectivity in unserved and underserved communities, the Center would provide students with the opportunity to learn how to use technology and information to meet their needs and aspirations.
The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) provided the center with 20 DELL desktop computers and their accessories while the Ghana Library Authority provided books and electronic resources.
Mr. Kofi Asante, Administrator of GIFEC, said GIFEC aims to promote digital inclusion at the community level by funding the provision of basic ICT training to civil servants, civil servants and others in poor communities. served, using community ICT centers.
Ghana Library Authority’s Eastern Regional Director, Mr. Evans Korletey-Tene, urged children to use the facilities wisely to improve their academic performance.
Deputy Minister of Education Reverend John Ntim Fordjour congratulated the founder of E4D on the donation and said the library would improve students’ reading skills and allow children to make good use of computers.
He said the ministry was implementing measures to reduce “learning poverty” in the region, which has about 53% of 10-year-olds unable to read.
The ministry has put in place an intervention known as the national standardized test for elementary four students across Ghana, he said, which is expected to start this year.
“The intervention will give the Ghana Education Service ample time to intervene in the lives of students in the areas of literacy and mathematics,” he added.
Daasebre Gyeni Kenten II, head of Akyem Achiase, called on beneficiaries to properly maintain the facility and also urged trainers to guide students who attended the facility.
As part of the ceremony, a seven-member advisory board of the Development Education Foundation was inaugurated and sworn in.
It had Dr Franklin Amoah, former executive director of the Ghana Cocoa Research Institute, and Dr Adu Anane Antwi, former chief executive of the Securities and Exchange Commission as co-chair.
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