Opportunities and challenges of ICT for youth development in Ghana : policy and programme implications

The study investigated usage of ICT by Ghanaian youth; identified policy gaps; and explored potential of ICT in education, continuing education and employment for youth. This included gender parity in the use and effects of ICTs among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ghana. According to the study, school drop out rate from primary school to senior secondary was 21.2%. Almost all young people (100%) have access to computers, at least at outside sources such as their institutions, cyber cafes and communication centres. The project contributed to capacity building of the Youth Development Fund (YDF) as a Research Institution and the Research Team especially