Anambra Govt Organizes ICT Training For Journalists

The Anambra State government has organized a one-day training workshop for selected journalists practicing there.

The training was conducted through Anambra State ICT Agency in conjunction with the State Ministry of Information, PA-CENT Technologies, and Bonitas Technologies.

The MD/CEO of the agency, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, during an opening speech, explained that the training became important to scale up the knowledge base of the journalists to be better equipped in the area of technology and be able to deploy the knowledge to improve their work.

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Agbata, who was represented by his Technical Assistant, Sunday Folayan, reminded the journalists that the difference between successful and unsuccessful practitioners is the quality of knowledge.

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.

The training, which is the first batch in the series, also featured practical sessions where media professionals worked with some modern media tools, as well as provide an opportunity for them to ask questions and get responses on grey areas of such digital tools.