Takoradi Poly gets online

Papa Owusu Ankomah, the Majority Leader in Parliament on Saturday urged students to avail themselves with modern technological devices to enhance their knowledge and skills. He said modern information technology had broadened the scope and access to information that must be taken advantage of to narrow the gap between the developed and developing world.

Papa Ankomah, who was launching the Takoradi Polytechnic Internet cafe, challenged tertiary students to move from the conventional system of studying from textbooks to use modern technological devices. He said; "our ability to build resourceful manpower required for industrial and economic development of the country depends on how the youth acquire knowledge and its utilisation in the world system".

The Majority Leader, who is the Member of Parliament for Sekondi, commended the Students Representative Council (SRC) and the School's Administrators for their initiative. Ms Sophia Honer-Sam, Deputy Western Regional Minister, described the event as significant in the history of the Polytechnic and lauded the effort of the SRC for establishing the facility considering the role of information technology in educational development. She urged the student to put the facility into maximum use to help them improve upon their academic performance and also advised them to ensure its efficient management. Mr Godwill Kofi Annan, SRC President, expressed his gratitude to the 2001/2002 SRC Executive for their support in making the project a reality. He urged the subsequent SRC administrations to treasure the project, improve upon the initiative and sustain it to the fullest.

The Cafe has eight computers valued at 49 million cedis and is open to students and the general public.