The Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Gunnar Holm, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, to discuss the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) Initiative being implemented by the Ministry in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
The project aims at supporting four selected countries to develop digital skills in mainly rural communities utilizing GIFEC’s network of Community ICT Centres around the country.
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14,000 beneficiaries, including women entrepreneurs, teachers, students, Persons with Disability (PwDs), head porters, school dropouts, among others, would be trained in 3 years.
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The Ambassador pledged his government’s commitment to assist Ghana in her quest to utilize technology to improve service delivery at all levels.
Receiving the delegation, the Minister reiterated the government’s resolve to accelerate the use of digital technology, applications and services at all levels, protect the country’s digital infrastructure and enhance capacity building and digital skills acquisition for the youth of Ghana.
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“Ghana is grateful for Norway’s support for the DTC project and looks forward to an enhanced cooperation between the 2 countries in this area,” the Minister stated.
Present at the meeting were Mr. Kofi Asante, Administrator of GIFEC, Mrs. Magdalene Appenteng, Chief Director of MoCD and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MoCD.
Source: GhanaNewsOnline.com.gh
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