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‘Roll out affordable data packagesfor schools to enhance teaching
Mr Amago (left) with Mr Siedu (right) and the graduands Photo: Victor A. Buxton.
The Director of Celestial International STEM School in Ashaiman, Mr Harry Amago has urged government to impress upon telecommunication companies in the country to roll out a special internet package for educational institutions.
That he said would make date less expensive to those institutions and enhance the teaching and learning of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
‘If we are to embrace the change and prepare our students for an AI driven world, there must be a deliberate decision to create a special internet package for educational institutions to make data cheap for them to buy.”
Mr Amago said this at the 23rd Speech and Prize giving day and graduation ceremony of the school on Saturday.
It was on the theme ‘Use of IA in today’s educational ecosystem.’ In all, 42 students graduated from the school.
He explained that, the implementation of AI will be internet based than the normal text book-based approach to teaching and learning as teachers and students engage in Zoom, Skype, and Goggle Class Meetings among others.
Mr. Amago revealed that Celestial School was implementing an AI magic school tool which aims at reducing teacher fatigue, automatic administration tasks and increase efficiency.
He noted that despite the overreaching benefits of AI, the school was not overlooking the concerns of job displacement and ever-reliance on technology and was quick to note that with responsible implementation, most of the risks of AI can be mitigated to harness its potential.
The Headmaster of the school, Mr Osman Gibrin Seidu, said the use of AI was to enable the school to provide tailored education to individual needs, making teaching and learning more engaging and effective.
According to him, the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BCEC) candidates performed extremely well and all 17 candidates were successfully placed in their first or second choices of Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country.
Mr Clifford Henaku Budu, Director of Education, Ghana Education Service (GES), Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) said AI was not a buzz word but a reality that was making significant impact in our edu cational ecosystem.
Mr Budu said “most youth outside our world are playing pivotal roles through AI in the discovery, implementation and manufacturing of different items critical for today needs.”
He urged educational leaders especially teachers to use AI to bridge the inequality gap in the classrooms between children and not to widen it.
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
