Efuwa Quansah
As part of its drive to promote digital inclusion in Ghana, Tigo Ghana is supporting the country’s largest and most prestigious competitive platform for secondary schools – the National Science & Maths Quiz this year.
Director for Strategy & Planning at Tigo, Efuwa Quansah, disclosed this prior to the kick-off of the competition currently ongoing at the University of Ghana Business School premises which will end on 29th June, 2017.
“As a leading brand in the digital technology industry, we are always excited to pursue programmes that fall in line with our agenda of empowering the youth through access to digital tools and services.”
Tigo is supporting the competition through various means, key among them being the provision of free WIFI and data access via the company’s recently launched data product, Tribe Connect, which offers comprehensive social media, data, and voice bundles for both new and existing customers, and can be accessed by sending ‘START’ to short code 5060 to activate or by dialing *500# for Tribe Plus targeted at existing customers.
“The internet has become the information cornerstone to most students; a gateway to form virtual study groups, gain access to materials beyond what the classroom offers and new opportunities to connect with other academicians. This is why ensuring affordable – or in the case of Tribe Connect -free, reliable access to the internet for these students is paramount.”
She further explained that technology not only provides new forms of delivery for educational content, thereby bridging the educational gap between the educated and un-educated.
“We believe that the benefits of technology, coupled with education, specifically Maths and Science, will go a long way to groom tomorrow’s engineers, doctors, teachers and future leaders, and ultimately propel Ghana’s development agenda,” she added.
She also called on the students to take advantage of the mentorship sessions, a number of which will be led by representatives from Tigo and the maiden edition of a two-day Science and Technology Fair.
The national competition, which is in its second week of play, has generated much buzz among students and stakeholders of the participating schools, and the general public, who have been following the competition on social media.
A business desk report