Mobile technology and entrepreneurship powerhouse, Mobile Web Ghana (MWG) set to organize a career fair aimed at mentoring young technology enthusiasts in entrepreneurship next week May 28.
The fair, which is tailored towards encouraging young ones to go after their dreams, will bring together experts in the tech industry, accomplished entrepreneurs as well as business leaders in Ghana.
Florence Toffa, Director of Mobile Web Ghana said, “We have been training people in mobile app development and entrepreneurship over the past 4 years”.
“This year we would like to introduce our community of young tech enthusiasts to some fields in the tech industry, therefore we are organizing a one-day Tech Career,” Florence added.
The Tech Career Fair seeks to expose young tech enthusiasts to successful tech entrepreneurs in the country and hopefully, the stories of the more experienced and established tech entrepreneurs will inspire these young ones to go after their dreams.
The career fair will create a link between the various players in the technology industry and young the young ones, in order to equip them with the necessary information. “We are looking at attracting a wide variety of young participants; especially those who just completed SHS and have dreams of pursuing courses/careers in the tech industry,” Florence said.
“Basically, the aim of this event is to inspire the young and the young at heart to pursue careers in technology” she said.
MWG believes that when these individuals are well equipped, they will come to understand the industry and the various career options available to them to broaden their horizon. They are also of the view that for the local tech industry to blossom, various branches of technology must be exploited. The event will focus on Mobile App development, Robotics, Video Game Development and Virtual Reality.
The event will take place at the Mobile Web Ghana lab at Madina, on May 28 from 9am to 2pm.
By Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour
