The Anambra State Government through its Information and Communication Technology agency has trained some selected journalists in the state in ICT use.
The one-day exercise was done in collaboration with the state ministry of information, Pa-Cent Technologies, and Bonitas Technologies, with a view to equipping media practitioners with better and easier ways of using technology in delivering their content.
It was the first batch in the series and it featured practical sessions where media professionals worked with some modern media tools, as well as questions and answers sessions on the use of digital tools.
In his opening remarks during the training on Friday, the Managing Director/CEO of the agency, Chukwuemeka Agbata, stressed that the exercise was targeted at improving the technology capacity of journalists and helping increase their knowledge base.
Agbata, who was represented by his Technical Assistant, Mr. Sunday Folayan, said the difference between successful and unsuccessful practitioners is the quality of knowledge they have acquired.
He said, “I encourage journalists to maximise the use of training like this to increase their knowledge of ICT so as to improve their works.
“The Anambra ICT agency believes so much in the vision of Mr Governor that everything in the state must have a touch of technology and technology must be seen in everything.
“The ICT agency will be available to follow up with the trainees and be sure that the knowledge gathered is well utilised and deployed in making their work better.”
The training featured sessions on the use of modern media and productivity tools, the use of Artificial Intelligence for content creation, and personal digital assistance.
