The MOU would offer Tech­nical Skill Development and Capacity Building Programs for the youth to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the country.

It was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the GDCL, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang and the Founder and Head of Mission of DAF, Dr Erika Bennett, in the company of their staff.

Mr Agyemang in his remarks stated that Ghana was an attrac­tive destination for Business Pro­cess Outsourcing (BPO) activity due to the country’s youthful population and favorable time zone.
    

He added that GDCL’s part­nership with DAF would further unlock Ghana’s potential in the Information Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Services sector to create opportunities for digital jobs and skills development for the Ghanaian youth.

He further underscored the importance of the partnership as the GDCL was currently intensifying collaborations with key stakeholders to identify and create opportunities to accelerate the growth of Ghana’s Infor­mation Technology (IT) and IT Enabled Services ecosystem.

This, he said would create more job opportunities and skills development in line with the Sustainable Development Goals eight and four on Decent Work and Economic Growth and Qual­ity Education respectively.

Dr Bennett expressed her excitement about the partner­ship and was of the belief that it would provide an opportunity for Ghana to become the Silicon Valley of Africa.

“The impact of this MOU will be to train our young people and help find them jobs since there are lots of unemployed graduates around. The program would not only focused on training females but males too,” she said.

She added that, the Diaspo­ra African Forum would do its best to foster the success of this partnership with their resources and contacts.