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200 pupils and 70 teachers in Akyemansa District trained in coding and programming
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in partnership with the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professionals, Ghana have trained 200 pupils and 70 teachers in schools in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern region on the fundamentals of coding and programming to help them design applications.
The training, which was part of a two year coding caravan the two organisations have embarked on, was purposed to create digital awareness among the pupils, especially those in the rural areas and equip them with basic ICT skills and digital tools that would help them come up with business ideas to solve societal problems.
The pupils were trained in coding, 3D printing, animations, and development of applications, among other skills by ICT Instructors who took them through the training.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr Ing Kenneth Ashigbey said for the country to be transformed, it was critical for it to take advantage of the 4th Industrial Revolution where the country should ride on Artificial Intelligence or the use of digital transformation tools to solve societal issues.
He revealed that for that reason, his outfit has partnered with the Institute of ICT Professionals and has for the past two years embarked on a coding caravan to train pupils in schools across the country, especially those in the rural areas to train them on coding and the use of digital tools to create business ideas to solve societal issues.
โWe chose the rural or remote areas to give pupils in those areas the opportunity to also learn this technological skill so that they will be empowered to use the skills learnt to solve their community problems and there will be no need to travel to urban areas before such problems are solved,โ he said.
It was his hope that the training would inflame a hunger for technological skills in the pupils who would in turn train others to adopt the skills for business purposes.
Dr Ing Kenneth Ashigbey stated that an ICT and Coding Laboratory would be set up soon by the member of parliament for the area, revealing that the laboratory would be a centre to train and polish more pupils and revealed competition on coding would be held among pupils who would be encouraged to bring up interesting business ideas that could be harnessed to solve societal problems for the development of the country.
For his part, the Executive Director of the Institute of ICT Professionals, Dr David Gowu indicated that the country has over 50 percent of young people who could be trained and given such coding skills using digital tools to enable them to solve the many societal issues and cause the development of the country.
He indicated that such empowerment of the young generation was necessary if the country wanted to transform into a first-class country.
Mr Gowu called on stakeholders in the private and government sector, as well as philanthropists to pull resources together and help to provide more computers for pupils to enhance their learning and practice.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Ofoase-Ayirebi
Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has officially launched Ghanaโs Revised National Cultural Policy, describing it as a strategic roadmap for preserving the nationโs heritage while strengthening the cultural and creative industries to drive economic growth, job creation and social transformation.
The policy aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the African Unionโs Agenda 2030, positioning culture as a key pillar of national development.
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie noted that the policy is the result of years of extensive stakeholder consultations and will support creative entrepreneurs, cultural investments, and the integration of culture into national development planning.
The launch reaffirms Ghanaโs commitment to leveraging culture for sustainable development, heritage preservation, economic empowerment, and global cultural engagement.
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The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called for a break from aid dependency, urging African countries to treat healthcare as a national security and economic priority driven by domestic investment and strong health workforces.
Addressing participants at the 2026 Annual Health Summit hosted by the Ministry of Health, the Vice President underscored the importance of strengthening Ghanaโs health workforce through strategic recruitment, equitable deployment, and improved retention.
She highlighted the need for stronger cross-sector collaboration to create enabling conditions that attract and retain health workers, particularly in underserved communities, while promoting structured labour migration arrangements that safeguard Ghanaโs health system.
Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, outlined measures being implemented to strengthen the health workforce, including the recruitment of additional health professionals, expansion of specialist and post-basic training programmes, and improved deployment to underserved communities.
He noted that government is taking deliberate steps to address workforce gaps, enhance skills development, and ensure a more equitable distribution of health personnel to support quality healthcare delivery nationwide.
The Minister stated that Ghanaโs health workforce remains the backbone of the countryโs health system and emphasized the need to invest not only in numbers but also in skills, professionalism, motivation, and retention.
โPeople, not buildings, transform investments into results,โ the Minister said, emphasizing that a resilient, motivated, and well-distributed health workforce remains central to achieving Universal Health Coverage and improving health outcomes for all Ghanaians.
This yearโs summit is anchored on the theme: โBuilding a Resilient Health Workforce to Accelerate the Attainment of Universal Health Coverage.โ
The summit drew participants from development partners, heads of agencies under the Ministry of Health, the Parliamentary Health Committee, and Health professional regulatory bodies.
