Kumasi, July 17, GNA- Mr. Andrew Prah, a US-based Computer Engineer, on Thursday underscored the need for the nation to take Information Communication and Technology (ICT) education seriously. He explained that ICT had become an integral part of development and "we should invest in the sector at all levels of the nation's education for the realization of our goals".

Mr. Prah, who is the president of Prah IT Services in USA, was speaking at the opening session of this year's Tom's annual computer clinic workshop, on in Kumasi, on the theme "Manufacture of Computer". The workshop aimed at upgrading the knowledge and expertise of the participants who comprised lecturers and students in computer assemblage, article and paper writing as well as ICT in general. It was also to introduce students of the Electrical and Electronic Department of Kumasi Polytechnic to modern computer techniques. Mr. Prah urged participants to take the workshop seriously to enhance their career development.

Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Prah, Rector of the Polytechnic, commended Mr. Prah for his commitment to raising the standard of computer education in the country through workshops, fora and seminars, stressing that it was high time Ghanaian professionals living abroad brought their expertise and knowledge to bear on the nation's socio-economic development.