Ursula Owusu Ekuful – Minister of Communication
Come May 27, 2019, Ghana is expected to celebrate girls in the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) space.
The National Girls in ICT Day 2019 is scheduled to take place at the Takoradi Technical University in the Western Region.
Ghana, DGN Online is informed, is marking the Day as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
A statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Communications the organizing institution for the celebration, said the Day has been earmarked to create a global arena that inspires and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of ICT.
The global theme for this year’s celebration is: ‘Expanding horizons and changing attitudes.’
In Ghana as part of the celebration, the statement indicated that 500 Junior High School (JHS) students were selected from nine districts in the Western Region to undergo training in selected ICT programs with an award scheme for the best performing 10 students.
The training, it added, was held concurrently in the various districts with 50 trainers provided by the Ghana Education Service, Afiba Consult, and the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC).
On Sunday, May 26, it noted, women role models selected from the country’s ICT sector would interact with and give motivational talks to the students on careers in ICT.
BY Melvin Tarlue