The opening ceremony of the program held on Monday 10th of July was well attended by all participants, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of MoICI and other invited dignitaries.
The opening was chaired by Mr. Alhagie Ceesay the Secretary General of I ISOC Gambia Chapter and was started with prayers. After the individual opening prayers, Alhagie made the introductory statement by telling the gathering the reasons why we were gathered today. Alagie also thanked the local partners for their support which makes it possible for ISOC Gambia Chapter to provide this important training for Women Engineers free of charge.
Nancy from Ghana gave a brief description of AFNOG which means (Africa Network ……………….). According to her AFNOG is not limited as it is meant for both men and women whereas AFCHIX is meant for only women and girls.
The Chairperson of ISOC Gambia Chapter Mr. Bakary Njie made the opening statement. In his statement Mr. Njie thanked partners for being by ISOC from the beginning of planning to this very important day of opening the program. According to Mr. Njie one of the role of ISOC is to facilitate capacity building trainings for people working or developing carriers in the field of ICT. ISOC also advocates for policy reforms and best practices on the Internet Service Provision as well as utility.
He also thanked ISOC committee members for their tireless efforts to ensure this important event is a success.
In conclusion, Mr. Njie thank the main sponsors of this program such as AFNOG, Qcell, MoICI….
The official opening statement was given by Mr. Malick Johnes the Deputy Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Information Communication and Infrastructure. Mr. Johnes thanked ISOC for making it possible for Gambia to host AFCHIX for the very first time and encouraged them to continue working hard in the field of ICT. He applauded the idea of organizing such a very important capacity building for young girls in ICT which is a right step in the right direction.
He emphasized the government’s commitment to ensuring excellent Internet service provision in the Gambia. He also said that MOICI is working on providing support for local base ICT Associations to ensure efficiency and wider participations in ICT.
He finally declared the workshop officially opened.
The opening ceremony was followed by a group picture of all participants and invited guests then breakfast.
PRESENTATIONS
The first presenter was Mrs. Jah.
She started her presentation with individual introduction of all participants. She then took participants through the download and installation of UNIX System in their machines. After successfully installing the system she then presented the Unix Concept such as How UNIX came about?, Why use UNIX? The presentation was very interesting and went through to lunch time and a little after lunch. It was all about introducing the young women in the concept of UNIX Administration.
The second presenter for the day was Mr. Marcus a trainer from Ghana whose presentation based on THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR. This presentation was also very interactive.