The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of our lives, including requirements for employment across industries. In order to understand the changing needs of employers and skills development in the ICT sector, the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) is organizing a 1-day Virtual Tech Job Fair to engage major Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) an industry association of professionals in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Ghana has been following the recent conversations on social media and mainstream media outlets with respect to stories linking the novel coronavirus to the new mobile telephony technology called Read more…
In today’s technological world, one of the key skills which is in high demand across the globe is Computer programming or what is now being popularly called Coding. Since this is a specialized area; computer scientists, information technology experts and engineers from the institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) started an initiative in March 2018 to support students, graduates and other professionals to learn coding.
There’s a shortage of young people and in particular girls studying Science Technology Engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite the growing demand for knowledge in STEM, college graduates with STEM degrees represent 2 percent of Africa’s university age population according to 2019 report by International Finance Corporation (IFC) on digital skills Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) have celebrated this year’s ITU international day for Girls in ICT at the Sunyani Senior High School (SUSEC), Sunyani, the Bono regional capital. The Read more…
International #GirlsinICT Day is an initiative backed by all ITU Member States in ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Rev. Dubai, 2018) that aims to encourage and empower girls and young women to consider studies and careers in the growing field of ICTs, enabling both girls and technology companies to reap Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana has taken another bold step forward. The first local chapter of the institute was officially launched on March 28, 2019, after an exciting digital conference at the University of Energy & Natural Resources (UENR). The conference, organized by IIPGH BA Chapter brought together IIPGH Read more…
“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think” – Steve Jobs. Ghana is not so far from this quote stated by Steve Jobs. The way to bridge the gap between the other world in terms of technology is by being Read more…
The IIPGH third batch of coding students at the Educase Literacy Consult had their graduation on the 9th of March, 2019 at Ogbojo – East Legon. All the students submitted their project works and explained what they had been able to program at the end of their program to their Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) successfully organized its maiden Tech Entrepreneurs Forum (TEF2019) at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, on February 28, 2019 with the theme “Creating and capturing value for Tech Entrepreneurs in Ghana”. The Tech Entrepreneurs Forum is an IIPGH initiative to provide Read more…
As part of the aims of the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) to create a vibrant ICT ecosystem and prepare people for the emerging digital economy, IIPGH sets the pace to launch python programming training for its members and non-members (students, graduates, professionals) as the foundation step towards skills Read more…
Backup important files in the cloud if the information is critical and needed on the go. You may try services like Dropbox, Google Drive or any of the other popular storage solutions. I hope this helps. This tip is brought to you courtesy of the Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana. Read more…
You can get you computer to become more productive by changing the mouse speed. For PC users, search for mouse in the control panel and choose Change the mouse pointer display or speed . You can then change the Speed of your mouse. I hope this helps. This tip is Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) achieved another milestone by introducing its flagship ICT skills development program for children “IIPGH Coding for Kids” program at East Airport International School (EAIS). The pupils of EAIS turned up in their numbers for the first Coding class to be conducted in the Read more…
Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) in collaboration with Institute of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (ICIA) organized a very engaging Cyber Security Awareness Workshop and career guidance workshop at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi on 11th April 2018. The well attended workshop made up Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana (IIPGH) organized a day’s workshop on “How to prepare for media interviews on Radio and Television” for its members. The workshop which was held on Saturday, 14th April, 2018 at the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) conference room was aimed at preparing Information and Read more…
The just ended Women’s Day celebration on March 8, 2018 at MTN Ghana, Ridge premises, was a success. The celebration brought together many women in the technology space with mentors who have achieved and accomplished in their areas of work. The celebration saw the launch of “MTN Women in Technology Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) spent time with pupils/students of East Airport International School (EAIS) in Accra as part of the Institute’s 1st Anniversary Celebration on March 7th 2018. The non-profit professional body was setup a year ago to serve as a connector of ICT professionals from educational Read more…
The Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana (IIPGH) organized its first Cyber Security workshop on Sunday 18th February, 2018 for its members with interest in the Cyber Security field. This is the first of many of such workshops, seminars and training sessions to be organized by the institute to equip its Read more…
