Gov’t committed to expanding digital infrastructure and inclusion – Sam George

The OMCP is a flagship initiative of the government of Ghana, designed to equip one million Ghanaians with critical digital and tech-related skills over a multi-year period to drive employment and foster innovation.

The Minister was speaking at a ceremony to present additional 2,000 laptops to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, to bolster the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP), which is being implemented at the university.

Professor Jerry John Kponyo, an Associate Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at KNUST, who briefed the Minister on the progress of work of the centre, stated that, out of the 1,447 students enrolled onto the programme at the university, 195 have successfully completed the program, while 313 students currently require learning support across the various centers.