The Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations has announced that the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi will receive an additional 2,000 laptops under the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP).

The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, announced this during a visit to the university on Monday as part of his tour of telephony cell sites in the Ashanti Region.

According to him, the additional laptops will bring KNUST’s total allocation under the programme to 2,500 laptops, alongside 50 training centres.

“KNUST received its first tranche of 500 laptops to support the nationwide rollout of the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP), and I am happy to announce that an additional 2,000 will be deployed to the school,” he said.

“Government has already moved to expand digital skills training across the country, and we are not turning back,” the Minister added.

He emphasised that the distribution of laptops forms part of a broader effort to equip institutions and training centres for the programme, which aims to prepare young Ghanaians for opportunities in the global digital economy.

He urged KNUST to take the lead in the government’s efforts to transform the country through technology.

For his part, the Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Christian Agyare, said the university was ready to provide the expertise needed to support the programme.

He described the initiative targeting Level 300 and 400 students as an excellent idea that would greatly benefit them.

He added that the programme could help reduce graduate unemployment by enabling students to create job opportunities for themselves rather than relying solely on the government for employment.