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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Vice President and flagbearer of the governing NPP has reiterated his resolve to empower the youth with the technological skillset required to drive the country\u2019s digitalisation agenda.<\/b><\/p>\n

According to Dr Bawumia, he will collaborate with the private sector to train one million Ghanaian youth to gain IT skills.<\/p>\n

Dr Bawumia was speaking at his inaugural ceremony since he assumed the flagbearership position of the NPP at the UPSA to outline his vision for the country.<\/p>\n

He said Ghana needs to build the digital talent it requires for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see Ghana build the digital talent we require for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This will mean providing digital and software skills to hundreds of thousands of youth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn collaboration with the private sector, we will train at least 200,000 youth per year for the next five years. This, along with other policies, will create jobs for the youth, including school dropouts,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis, along with other policies, will create jobs for the youth, including school dropouts. In collaboration with the private sector, we will train at least 1,000,000 youth in IT skills, including software developers, to provide job opportunities<\/p>\n

worldwide,\u201d said the Vice President.<\/p>\n

Dr Bawumia also wants to enhance the repositioning of the education system towards STEM, robotics, artificial intelligence, and vocational skills to cope with the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and job creation.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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