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The Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has reiterated the need for African countries to take advantage of opportunities in ICT to transform their educational systems. He hopes this will change the culture and practice of traditional memory base learning to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Alhaji Mahama stated this at the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for development, education and training in Accra. He said e-Learning Africa 2008 has the potential of strengthening continent in the area of technological initiatives.

The Vice President said Ghana has initiated a number of policies and programmes to meet the achievement of this goal. He outlined the ICT for accelerated development policy, ICT education, strategic document and the establishment of Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence. He said the developing World should brace themselves to challenge the brain drain.

The problem he said is drawing Africans backwards.

The Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Professor Fobih said prosperity depends on the links between scientific and technological knowledge. He said the government of Ghana is therefore committed to a comprehensive programme of rapid deployment and use of ICT to transform the education system and thereby improving lives. He said one of the key priorities of government in achieving its vision for ICT industry, is the development of the national Telecommunication broadband infrastructure.

This will drive the national economy forward. With the national back bone transmission network the e-Government programme can be supported and ICT infrastructure will get to all the 138 district capital of the country.

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Quelle/Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, 29.05.2008