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General News on Thursday, May 30, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-05-30
Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, Omanhene traditional region of Essikado
Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, a traditional Omanhene region in Essikado, urged girls to take a closer look at information, communication and technology (ICT) technologies to provide them with opportunities labor market.
He said that the future was ICT, because everything was now focused on technology, highlighting the need for young girls to take education seriously.
Nana Kobina Nketsiah V explained that, in real education, a person had a critical mind and that it was therefore incumbent on young girls to think critically about the future by writing their own problems and problems. by bringing solutions.
Nana Nketsiah V stated this in her remarks as chair of this year's National Women's Day in Takoradi, on the theme "Widening Horizons, Changing Attitudes".
More than 600 girls from nine districts in the western region participated in the day organized jointly by the Ministry of Communication and the International Telecommunication Union, with the aim of encouraging more young girls to pursue a career in ICT.
He encouraged young girls to write their own stories by building their own computers and creating their own cyber-world, as they were in a cyber age, adding, "We can boast of being ICT educated" .
Nana Kobina Nketsiah V called on girls to rewrite the history of Africa by broadening the horizon and changing attitudes to meet global needs.
Ms. Gifty Twum – Ampofo, Deputy Minister of Education, said, on behalf of the Minister of Education, that the world had become ICT-prone and that, therefore, it could not be considered acquired.
She explained that in Africa, the use of ICTs, which they could not escape in the 21st century, was one of the many obstacles that prevented them from realizing their full potential.
Ms. Twum-Ampofo objected to the school of thought that saw science and math courses as a male-only preserve, citing examples of the girls' great success in these areas and calling on parents and tutors to encourage them to participate. fields of study.
She indicated that the Ministry of Education has policies in place to ensure that more girls can pursue studies in STEM subjects.
"My dear ladies, I want you to know that you can be what you want to be if you study hard and stay focused.Never let anyone tell you that ICT is for boys, because nothing prevents them from agreeing. girls, "she said.
The vice minister of education urged girls never to accept the negative answer to the study of courses such as science, mechanical engineering and ICT, because technology was in power.
She encouraged them to build on the achievements of successful women in the technology field and continued to do so for themselves and the younger ones.
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