KNUST to receive 2,000 more laptops to boost One Million Coders Programme digital skills training

The government is expanding digital skills training at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with an additional 2,000 laptops under the One Million Coders Programme, bringing the university’s allocation to 2,500.

Jerry John Kponyo, coordinator of the One Million Coders Programme at KNUST and head of the Responsible AI Lab, said 1,447 students were enrolled in the programme across four training centres, with 195 having completed their training.

He said the programme was designed to equip one million Ghanaians with practical digital skills to improve their employment prospects.