The Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana, HE Gunnar Holm, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD), Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on April 16, this year.
Their discussions centred round the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) initiative being implemented by the MoCD in partnership with the ITU and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
The project is aimed at supporting four selected countries to develop digital skills in mainly rural communities utilising GIFECs network of Community ICT Centres around the country. 14,000 beneficiaries, including women entrepreneurs, teachers, students, persons with disability, head porters, school dropouts, etc, will be trained in three years.
He also congratulated Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful on her appointment, and indicated his delight at the tremendous strides made by the government in the past four years to digitally transform Ghana, and pledged his government’s commitment to assist Ghana in her quest to utilise technology to improve service delivery at all levels.
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful thanked HE Gunnar Holm for his visit, and reiterated the government’s resolve to accelerate the use of digital technology, applications and services at all levels, protect our digital infrastructure, and enhance capacity building and digital skills acquisition for the youth.
She expressed her appreciation for Norway’s support for the DTC project, and looked forward to enhanced cooperation between the two countries in this area.
Present at the meeting were Mr. Kofi Asante, Administrator of GIFEC, Mrs. Madeleine Appenteng, Chief Director of the MoCD, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MoCD.
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