Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications and Digitization, has urged Ghanaian students of all levels to reduce the time they spend on social media and instead redirect that energy to the Knowledge and Skills Bank Portal, which provides them with unlimited learning materials.
She disclosed that the new portal offers many opportunities in line with Ghana's education curricula, which is more beneficial compared to the precious time wasted on social media.
The Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank Portal was officially launched at the Accra Digital Center on September 17, 2024, and grants access to over 5 million online library archives, learning resources, and tools for both students and researchers. It is available in several languages and offers an option for personal teachers.
During an interview on Accra-based Peace FM, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said that the portal would give students access to knowledge and emphasized that its purpose was to provide students with studying resources at the click of a button.
"The portal was created to enable intensive learning. It is part of the plans executed with the help of the World Bank for the Ministry of Education. We only facilitated the process," the minister explained. "All the books needed for student learning are on this newly built portal."
"I would like to use this opportunity to urge all students to reduce the time they spend on social media apps and redirect that time to this portal that provides various teaching and learning materials for them," she added.
"We cannot force knowledge into their brains, but we can provide the infrastructure for them to learn in the comfort of their homes, which we have done. Parents, guardians, and researchers can also take advantage of this portal since it caters to all levels of learning," the minister concluded.
