Government distributes 8,500 laptops to support One Million Coders Programme

The government has distributed 8,500 laptops to training centres under the One Million Coders Programme as part of efforts to expand access to digital skills training and strengthen Ghana’s growing tech ecosystem.

Government distributes 8,500 laptops to support One Million Coders Programme. The government has distributed 8,500 laptops to training centres under the One Million Coders Programme as part of efforts to expand access to digital skills training and strengthen Ghana’s growing tech ecosystem. Fred Yeboah, Director of Research and Innovation at the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GI-KACE) and a member of the programme’s implementation committee, disclosed the development during an interview on the Joy Super Morning Show. He explained that the laptops are intended to support trainees who may not have access to personal computers or stable internet connectivity, but clarified that the devices are not being issued directly to individual participants. “We have already distributed 8,500 laptops,” Yeboah said, adding that “the...