The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has partnered mobile telecommunications giant MTN Ghana in organizing the maiden edition of the Digital Youth on 10^th December 2014.

The initiative forms part of the MFWA’s ongoing Internet Freedom project that seeks to empower people through secure and affordable internet.

The event is carefully planned to begin with a seminar which will be opened by Deputy Minister for Communications, Kwasi Sarpong and will be followed by some practical digital exhibitions.

Speakers at the seminar include Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Serame Taukobong, Professor Nii Narku Quaynor of the Internet Society- Ghana and Maximus Ametorgor, Managing Director of Pop Ghana.

The programme will also feature presentation by the winner of the MTN Apps Challenge, Mr. Setriakor Kobla Nyomi. 

MTN Ghana is supporting this Digital Youth Expo as it remains committed to delivering a bold new digital world to its customers while offering exceptional data services to its customers and especially the youth.

The programme also falls in line with MTN’s digital agenda.

MTN Ghana launched an Apps Challenge which seeks to support Ghanaians to develop relevant local apps for the Ghanaian market.

The MTN Ghana Foundation also supports a social entrepreneurship programme aimed at identifying and empowering young Ghanaians with innovative digital solutions to help solve some of Ghana’s most pressing needs through its partnership with the Ghana Multi-media Incubator Centre.

The Digital Youth Expo is supported by the Ministry of Communication, National Information Technology Agency, Chamber of Telecommunications and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter.

MFWA is the leading non-profit, independent press freedom and freedom of expression advocacy organization in West Africa.