{
  "id": 16974859,
  "title": "Fast-changing world leaves youth little time for the apprenticeship I had – Kufuor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/fast-changing-world-leaves-youth-little-time-for-the-apprenticeship-i",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fast-changing-world-leaves-youth-little-time-for-the-apprenticeship-i-had-kufuor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has stated that today's youth may struggle to undergo the lengthy apprenticeship that prepared him for a leadership role. Speaking on Joy News' PM Express, he explained that rapid technological advancements necessitate a more expedited transfer of experience between generations. Kufuor emphasized that his development was shaped through legal studies, law practice, and city administration, with each role adding to his knowledge over time. He noted that, in the past, the world moved at a slower pace, allowing him to learn through successive positions. However, today's youth face a different pace driven by new technologies, including artificial intelligence. Kufuor believes this shift places a responsibility on older generations to translate their accumulated experience into lessons that young people can quickly absorb and apply. He stressed that his generation has a responsibility to package their experiences so that they can be readily absorbed by the youth, fostering intergenerational evolution within society. This responsibility is a driving force behind Kufuor's foundation, the John A. Kufuor Foundation, which promotes effective leadership, good governance, and socioeconomic development. Its Kufuor Scholars Program offers university students a three-year program of leadership preparation through mentorship, coaching, skills training, and practical activities, aiming to cultivate patriotic, selfless, and community-minded leaders. Kufuor also highlighted the strengths of the current generation, particularly their education in science and technology and their access to information via mobile phones. He contrasted the limited capabilities of telephones during his youth with the advanced tools available to today's youth, noting that these modern tools enable them to learn more swiftly. Kufuor concluded by stating that his generation's role is to make their experiences accessible, helping the young people advance. He expressed confidence that the combination of modern education and inherited experience will provide young people with insights into how earlier generations developed society and equip them to achieve even greater progress.",
  "summary": "Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says today’s youth may not have time for the long apprenticeship that prepared him for leadership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}