Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has reiterated the seriousness and long-term planning behind the One Million Coders Programme, dismissing any notion that it is a knee-jerk political initiative.
According to him, the policy is part of a broader national digital transformation strategy and is rooted in a personal commitment to family values, technological innovation and sustainable development.
“I mean, if you look at my advocacy, for example, on family values, I’m sure yesterday you saw the ruling from the UK Supreme Court.
“The West is aligning with my position and my thinking. What the UK Supreme Court is arriving at on the 16th of April 2025, I spoke about in 2021, four years ahead of time,” he stated on Morning Starr.
Sam George emphasised that his record shows a forward-thinking approach and the coding initiative is no exception.
“So long as I’m running this, it can rest assured. It’s not going to be one of those political gimmicks. This is serious business for me. It won’t fail, I won’t fail.”
He also pointed to the partnerships and infrastructure that are being rolled out to support the programme, highlighting collaborations with major tech entities.
“And that’s why, for example, I mentioned C-squared. C-squared is a Google affiliate.
In fact, it’s a company owned by Google and we’re working with them to ensure that we have high-speed connectivity.”
To ensure accessibility and reliability, the minister revealed the involvement of NETA, a state-owned agency, in expanding connectivity to the Community Information Centres (CICs) where training will take place.
“Apart from that, NETA, which is a state-owned agency, has last mile connectivity to quite a number of the CICs.
“And so we’re making sure that everywhere we are connected to, where the training will happen, there’s going to be high-speed internet, dedicated high-speed internet to those locations, the facilities themselves.”
In closing, he underscored that the initiative is part of a larger national agenda.
“And we are ensuring that as a whole, as a country, we’re able to bring in a bit more.”
