Girls must have equal place in Ghana’s digital future – Vice President
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for greater efforts to ensure girls and young women have equal opportunities to participate in Ghana’s technology-driven future. She said digital skills were becoming increasingly important as technology continued to reshape education, employment, business and other sectors of the economy. The Vice President made the call at the…
Vice President of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has emphasized the need for equal opportunities for girls and young women in Ghana's digital future. She highlighted the importance of digital skills as technology continues to reshape various sectors of the economy. At the graduation ceremony of the Tech4Girls programme, which is part of HACSA's 10th anniversary celebrations, 80 young women graduated and were equipped with skills in software coding, artificial intelligence, digital literacy, web development, and cybersecurity.
The Vice President stressed that these skills are crucial for women and girls to take advantage of opportunities in the digital economy. She also highlighted the government's efforts to expand digital skills training, including a new partnership with Huawei to provide artificial intelligence training to 3,000 girls under the Girls in ICT programme.
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