9 Million Ghanaians To Get Digital Jobs Before 2030 —- CEO Of Digital Centres Reveals
Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL), Hon Kwadwo Baah Agyemang has revealed that about 9 million Ghanaians stand the chance of getting of jobs in the digital sector in the country.
According to him, the UN envisages that by 2030 about 230 million jobs would be created in the digital world.
Ghana, the CEO posited stands the chance of capitalising on same to get job openings of 9million in 8 years time for its teeming youth.
Addressing the media at the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Accra between his outfit and Zack media consult, a private entity, the CEO said currently the government through its program in the Ghana Cares Obaatanpa project envisages to provide 1million job openings through the Ghana Digital Centres Limited for the youth.
These job openings, the CEO noted would be made clearer in the upcoming National Digital Forum in April.
DETAILS:
Hon Agyemang noted that the upcoming digital forum aims at engaging key stakeholders in Ghana’s technological ecosystems.
“The upcoming forumwould be used to discuss the relevance of digital jobs in Ghana”, the CEO noted.
He further stated that the forum would be used to develope strategies to make Ghana the global destination for digital jobs.
The GDCL CEO disclosed that the platform would be used to support the government’s vision of creating one million jobs.
ZAK MEDIA CONSULT CEO:
Prince Zakaria, Chief Executive Officer for Zak Media Consult commended the GDCL for agreeing to make them partners in the upcoming forum.
Zak media, he noted was delighted to be developing the media websites for the forum.
These platforms, he noted would enable the public as well as interested digital players to access information, discuss ideas and strategies as well as provide solutions to challenges on digital marketing.
“The digital transformation would provide companies with huge opportunities to get better and faster at innovating, leading to major changes in work and organisational processes”, Mr Zakaria stated.
STORY BY MICHAEL OFOSU-AFRIYIE, KUMASI.