• VIDEOS
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Election 2020 Results
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Photos
Local News
 
 
 
Home News Technology 202011

ICT Has Changed The Face Of Education Globally - Madam Kwofie

25-Nov-2020
/ Technology, News
Email
Print
Comments 0
From left: Nana Kwasi Sampre, Chief of Bogoso Kokoase Traditional Area, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, Member of Parliament the Area and Dr. Isaac Dasmani, Municipal Chief Executive Prestea/Huni-Valley and on the right are Mr. Humphrey Ayim-Darkey, Vice President of the Association of Ghana Industries, Dr. Deborah Rose, President of HAF Mr. Japhet Aryiku, Executive Director of HAF, Madam Sukai and Mr. Kafui Prebbie, the Chief Executive Officer of TECHAiDE and some of the students in the Lab practising.
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

Madam Mary Vida Kwofie, Prestea/Huni-Valley Municipal Director of Education said Information Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the face of education on the globe, especially in this era.

 She said without ICT, the world would have come to a complete standstill with the adverse effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
     
Madam Kwofie made the revelation at the commissioning of the Yamoransa Model Lab 8 at Bogoso in the Prestea/Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region funded by the Helping Africa Foundation (HAF) and Friends of Yamoransa Foundation (FYF) and managed by IMPLEMENTERS, an Accra based non-profit development management.
     
The Yamoransa Model Lab 8 facility is well equipped with a  50-seater computer lab to provide free ICT literacy sessions as well as a conference room for teacher training and workshops.
     
It has a MakerSpace specially designed and installed by TECHAiDE, a Ghanaian technology company to help prepare Ghanaian students who need the critical 21st-century skills in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). TECHAiDE who configured  all the technology systems will also provide 2-year maintenance support funded by HAF & FYF
     
She said the Municipal Education Directorate has seen the project as a huge propeller in their quest to ensure that the acquisition of ICT knowledge and skills by school children and teachers are achieved.
     
Madam Kwofie expressed the hope that with the facility in full operation, the educational directorate is assured that school children would now be exposed to uncountable opportunities that will make them contribute to the socio-economic development of the municipality and the country at large.
     
Mr. Kafui Prebbie, the Chief Executive Officer of TECHAiDE, the technology partners of the project said the MakerSpace which is part of the facility includes a 3D printer, Augmented/Virtual Reality System, Arduino, Legos, and other Robotics equipment.
     
He said the computers have over 30 pieces of educational software installed on them to address the curriculum requirements of Primary through Junior High School levels.
     
"An ASANKA device at the facility provides educational content over wi-fi for the center over a distance of half a football field around the facility and because of the lack of reliable electricity in many villages, the facility fully runs on solar energy to provide continuous power as part of the package".
     
Mr. Prebbie charged the facility management committee to effectively maintain the lab and allow the children to use it without any restrictions without charging any child a pesewa.
    
 Dr. Deborah Rose, President of HAF said in today’s modern world, ICT education has become the most important tool for productivity, efficiency, competitiveness, increased wealth, and prosperity.
She said that the HAF and FYF’s way of ensuring that Ghanaian students are exposed to standard ICT education is through the provision of computers and other ICT facilities to promote the practice of ICT and STEM theories using the Yamoransa Model Lab facilities.
     
Mr. Japhet Aryiku, Executive Director of HAF said the HAF and FYF were committed to promoting ICT education which was now controlling the world.
     
He said the mission of his NGO was working to improve the education, health, and social conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Ghana, and recounted how the Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful influenced the siting of the Yamoransa Model Lab 7 in the Oti Region. She commended her for the hard work she was doing.
     
Nana Kwasi Sampre, Chief of Bogoso Kokoase Traditional Area and Chairman of the ceremony, and Dr. Isaac Dasmani, Municipal Chief Executive Prestea/Huni-Valley expressed their joy and satisfaction to HAF and FYF for bringing the project to the Municipality and thanked them for the gesture.

Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

Vodafone Ghana CEO Wins Best Telecom CEO Award

 
 

More Stories

Make Every Day Epic With Samsung Galaxy S21 And Galaxy S21+
Adobe Flash Player Is Finally Laid To Rest
Download Relationship Mobile App ‘ODOSPICE’ From Google Play & Apple Stores Now!; Win Big On Feb 14th
Google Sued Again Over Anti-Competitive Search Practices
Vodafone Introduces Smart Home Devices
Google Outage: Youtube, Docs And Gmail Knocked Offline
Vodafone Ghana And Wi-Flix Launch Exclusive Offers For Customers
Ghana Looks To Investor-Friendly Reforms And Digital Transformation To Drive Post-Pandemic Recovery
Huawei Trustintech Summit 2020: Shared Prosperity Enabled By Trust In Technology And Open Collaboration

  Local News

  • General News
  • Social
  • Health
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Technology
  • Crime & Justice
  • Travel/Tourism
  • Science/Environment


 
 

 

Other Technology Stories

  • Make Every Day Epic With Samsung Galaxy S21 And Galaxy S21+

  • Adobe Flash Player Is Finally Laid To Rest

  • Download Relationship Mobile App ‘ODOSPICE’ From Google Play & Apple Stores Now!; Win Big On Feb 14th

  • Google Sued Again Over Anti-Competitive Search Practices

  • Vodafone Introduces Smart Home Devices

  • Google Outage: Youtube, Docs And Gmail Knocked Offline

  • Vodafone Ghana And Wi-Flix Launch Exclusive Offers For Customers

  • Ghana Looks To Investor-Friendly Reforms And Digital Transformation To Drive Post-Pandemic Recovery

  • Huawei Trustintech Summit 2020: Shared Prosperity Enabled By Trust In Technology And Open Collaboration

  • We’ll Provide Resilient Network Quality On Election Day – Telcos Assure

 

 
 

Popular Videos

Carlos Ahenkorah Opens Up On Why He Disobeyed Osei Kyei Mensa Bonsu

Carlos Ahenkorah Recalls Muntaka’s Heavy Knock And Beatings

Reckless Comment! Is Bulldog A Rebel Leader? – Owusu Bempah Quizzes

Kwabena Marfo Demonstrates Best S3x Position To Help Protect Pregnant Women And Unborn Babies

Fati Abubakar Punches Holes In NDC Election Petition

Election Petition: Lawyer TK Highlights What Happened At The Supreme Court

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Online Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media