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Ensure that training systems and mechanisms are developed to facilitate coordination and linkage
between different sectors of the economy including research institutions and industries
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Promote and enforce high standards in education, vocational training and life-long learning to
facilitate the development of a globally competitive quality and professional manpower to
support the development of Ghana’s information and knowledge-based economy and economy
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Promote world-class standards, to support nation-wide professional ICT skills accreditation
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Promote initiatives targeted at re-training and re-skilling of workers within the civil and public
services as well as workers in the private sector to provide them with requisite professional skills
and expertise to enable them fully and effectively participate in the development of the
information and knowledge economy.
Policy Measures, Instruments and Initiatives
Policy initiatives and measures shall be targeted at:
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developing the critical skill human resource base of key sectors of the economy
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building, upgrading and improving the capacity and facilities and of the nation’s universities
polytechnics and research institutions to increase their annual intake of students and the output
of graduates in key professional skill areas such as engineering, computer science, physical and
social science, business, finance and accountancy
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facilitating and supporting the development of the requisite pool of highly skilled human
resources; knowledge workers and expertise capable of facilitating the process of developing and
supporting a technology-based knowledge-driven industrial sector
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the development of comprehensive human resource base in critical skill areas required for
facilitating the development of a vibrant value-added services sector and ICT services industry
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facilitating an investment climate for the mobilization of financial and technological resources; as
well as promoting FDI specifically targeting attracting investments that have knowledge and
expertise transfer components
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facilitating and promoting the implementation of community-based ICT initiatives as well as
national ICT applications with human resource development components; including multipurpose
community telecenter projects; teleducation and SchoolNet projects; electronic government and
governance initiatives, telemedicine projects; and e-commerce projects among others;
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initiatives to improve and upgrade computer skills and of civil and public servants through inservice training and skill update programmes;
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programmes and initiatives aimed at professional skill development in work places in public and
private sector institutions, through, in-service training, distance education and training and lifelong learning.
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