General News of Wednesday, 22 November 2017Source: Graphic.com.ghGovernment to introduce computer programming in education curriculaUrsula Owusu-Ekuful addressing participants in the Tech in Ghana ConferenceFrom next academic year, the government intends to make computer programming part of the curriculum at all levels of education. That is meant to empower students of all ages to develop applications that can help provide solutions to the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) needs, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced. She stated that the rapid and sustainable long-term growth of the economy, to a very large extent, was dependent on local businesses and tech start-ups. Tech revolutionFor his part, the Chief of Staff of the Vice-President, Mr Augustine Blay, urged the tech start-ups to take advantage of the country’s tech revolution, particularly the National Digital Property Address System, to develop their businesses. With the Accra Digital Centre opened for business, the Managing Director of the centre, Mr Ofosu Nkansah, said it had incentives, including cheaper rent and advisory services for tech start-ups.

Source: GhanaWeb November 22, 2017 07:52 UTC