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\"Samuel<\/p>\n

Samuel Nartey George, Ghana\u2019s ICT minister (Image source: ICT ministry, Facebook). <\/p>\n

The University of Ghana has become the first tertiary institution in the country to permanently integrate the government\u2019s One Million Coders Programme into its academic curriculum.<\/p>\n

The move embeds digital <\/a> skills training into formal education as part of Ghana\u2019s broader digital transformation strategy.<\/p>\n

Vice-chancellor Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo announced the decision during the presentation of ICT equipment to the university by government on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Launched in April 2025, the programme aims to train one million young Ghanaians in advanced digital skills by 2030, to improve employability, drive innovation and support economic transformation.<\/p>\n

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation Samuel Nartey George described the move as a significant step towards building a digitally skilled workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoding, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital literacy should no longer be treated as optional skills, but as essential competencies for graduates across all disciplines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first of several such decisions by our public universities.\u201d<\/p>\n

George said AI is transforming education, healthcare, business and public services, making digital skills essential regardless of field of study.<\/p>\n

He said embedding the programme into the curriculum will ensure graduates acquire practical digital skills needed to compete globally.<\/p>\n

George also called on private sector organisations to support the initiative through partnerships.<\/p>\n

He urged technology companies, telecom operators, financial institutions and other organisations to contribute through internships, mentorship, scholarships, equipment donations and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses will ultimately benefit from the digitally skilled workforce being developed through the One Million Coders Programme,\u201d George said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samuel Nartey George, Ghana\u2019s ICT minister (Image source: ICT ministry, Facebook). The University of Ghana has become the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[28],"tags":[3724,52339,76195,13564,79,4846,52679,41194],"class_list":["post-354566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ghana","tag-ai","tag-coding","tag-digital-literacy","tag-digital-skills","tag-ghana","tag-innovation","tag-samuel-nartey-george","tag-university-of-ghana"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117006163431197674","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}