100 Girls in ICT tour ATC Ghana Office
By Selorm GBORBIDZI, Accra
Some one hundred (100) girls from the Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regions, who are part of the Ministry of Communication and Digitisation’s ‘Girls in ICT programme,’ yesterday went on a tour of the facilities of ATC Ghana, the lead operator in the shared wireless infrastructure industry.
The tour was done under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, which is championing the Girls in ICT programme to boost the interest of young girls around the country in pursuing ICT-related careers.
The Chief Executive Officer of ATC Ghana, Asitosh Singh, told the aspiring Information Computer Professionals not to allow the hurdles that lie in their path to discourage them from pursuing their dreams.
He said, “you belong in this field as much as anyone else. Your skills, your ideas and your unique perspectives are invaluable assets to the world of technology. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise.”
Singh stressed that as a key player in the provision of wireless infrastructure for network connectivity, preparing the next generation of professionals in this space, especially girls, is very important to them.
This is the reason behind the decision to partner with the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization as a key sponsor and stakeholder of this initiative.
The CEO told the girls that the ICT industry is a vast and dynamic landscape, encompassing a wide range of fields such as software development, data science, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, which mean that there is a place for them to make their contributions and help shape the future of society.
He lauded the teachers who have guided these girls thus far in their IT proficiency journey.
A land lease specialist at ATC Ghana, Ethel Seyram Kumassah, advised the young ladies to be open to embracing the field with confidence, knowing that their contributions can shape the future and drive positive change.
She further advised them to realise that “the industry is not as inclusive and diverse as it needs to be,” yet a whole community of women have blazed the trail before them and are eager to support and mentor them along the way.
Kumassah told the doe-eyed girls, “I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power this this industry holds. It is a realm where ideas can become reality and where dreams can take flight.”
My hope is that by sharing my experience, I can ignite within you the same passion and drive that has fueled my own success by far.”
Following the tour, the girls were taken through a robotics and electronics tutorial using the Scratch programming language by a team of tutors from the Ghana Code Club
