West Africa’s Phase3 Telecom is advocating for early education and consistent technology training for the girl child in order to sustain them and make them active in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space.
ThisDay reported the Chief Executive Officer of Phase3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede said early education, digitalized training as well as developing technology skills for women and harnessing those skills promptly, are critical to Africa’s rapid socio-economic development and sustainability.
According to him, “One of the key elements of addressing poverty is the empowerment of women and there is no better way of doing that than ensuring the sustained representation of women in the world of technology to aid rapid socio-economic development in Africa”.
He said building a crop of young African girls to actively participate and compete in the evolving as well as innovative global ICT space, is the basis for Phase3 Telecom’s commitment to continue to support the International Girls in ICT day initiative.
Jegede said he is optimistic that this global evolution will gain greater influence in Africa as more and more institutions and agencies advocate ICT skills for women on the continent. He believes that “young African girls must be encouraged early to see the advantages and dividends of the dynamic and fast-evolving-sector.”
