MOCD Creates Over 15,000 Jobs, Trains Thousands in Digital Skills

The Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation through the World Bank financed eTransform project has trained over 39,141 people in digital skills and created jobs for about 15000 people.

In a bid to solidify its position as Africa’s leading centre for digital innovation, Ghana through the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation successfully launched three strategic tech hubs: the Ghana Tech Lab, the Ghana Innovation Hub, and the Kumasi Business Incubator at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Established as part of the World Bank funded eTransform Project, these hubs aimed at fostering highly skilled digital human capital, seed innovations, and nurturing startups, providing a fertile platform for developing and accelerating innovative ideas to achieve product-market fit and address societal needs.

The tech hubs have collectively hosted various events and programs, drawing a significant participation of 39,141 individuals, comprising 18,914 males and 20,227 females. These youth have been equipped with a wide array of digital skills, including Robotics, Business Development, Graphic Design, Social Media Management, Accounting, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile App Development, Creative Writing, Videography, Virtual Reality, Gaming, Animation, Photography, Sound Engineering, Programming, 3D Printing, and Web Development.

So far, the Ghana Tech Lab and the Ghana Innovation Hub have successfully created 5,799 direct jobs, with a balanced representation of 2,756 males and 3,043 females (52.6%) and over 10,000 indirect jobs. This initiative is part of Ghana’s broader effort to harness technology for socio-economic advancement, ensuring that the nation remains at the forefront of digital innovation and economic growth in Africa.

About the e-Transform Ghana project

The eTransform Project, a cornerstone of the Digital Ghana Agenda, focused on several key areas:

1. Enabling environment for digital Ghana i.e. e-government and business focusing on policy, regulatory, and institutional capacity building to promote electronic services, support innovation centers, and enhance government data management.
2. support for digitization and Connectivity
3. launch and scale-up of priority digital services and applications in priority sectors where ICT would be utilized to improve health and education services and complete key e-applications.
4. Project Management Support also provides coordination, communication, procurement, financial management, and monitoring to ensure effective project implementation.