The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana is set to open its long-awaited Digital Design and Creative Coding Hub facility in the first week of May 2021. The digital facility will be opened to the public including artists and creative people, pedagogues, educational and cultural policymakers, local cultural industry enterprises from Read more…
The workshop had three resource persons, who gave real life scenarios in their various fields of expertise, bringing the narrative to the barest understanding, in order for professionals and students in the ecosystem to realize the very essence and impact of data science and cyber security in today’s digitization agenda.
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…
The institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) in collaboration with Computer Science & Engineering Department of University of Mines & Technology (UMaT) organized coding (computer programming) class for JHS/SHS graduates who are currently on vacation in Tarkwa municipality. The first batch of students completed the one (1) month intensive practical Read more…
On Tuesday 3rd July 2018 the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NewEdge Infotech Ghana (NEIGH) also known as NIIT to deliver Essential ICT skills program across the country. The ICT skills development partnership between the two organizations is aimed at getting as Read more…
Coding (Computer Programming) course is part of collaboration between Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) and Computer Science and Engineering Department of University of Mines & Technology (UMaT) to help young people in the Tarkwa Municipality to acquire essential digital skills at an early age. As part of the institute’s Read more…
Technology has undoubtedly become an extension of human existence; it has become the third arm of our bodies, assisting us to achieve the nearly impossible – from instructing a computer to print “Hello World” to the screen to deploying intelligent satellites and even developing reusable rockets for space travel. All Read more…
Leading members of the Institute of ICT Professionals (IIPGH) visited St. Martin de Porres School, Dansoman on 9th May, 2018 to introduce IIPGH’s computer programming courses designed for children to the pupils and teachers. The team which was led by the Executive Director of the Institute David Gowu, included Richard 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…
