Oracle Academy was excited to exhibit at Ghana Digital Innovation Week (GDIW) 2025, themed ‘Catalysing for Change — Innovation and Digital Transformation at the Centre of Ghana’s Development Agenda’. The conference was a resounding success, bringing together innovators, tech enthusiasts, and thought leaders from across Africa. Oracle Academy proudly participated, showing our commitment to driving digital transformation and empowering the next generation of innovators and leaders.

Oracle Academy helps to bridge the gap between education and industry by equipping young Africans with the digital skills necessary to thrive in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world. At the GDIW 2025 exhibition, the focus was on highlighting key areas such as digital knowledge and skills education, innovation, and collaborations with like-minded organizations.

Visitors to the Oracle Academy booth experienced hands-on demonstrations of the curriculum and other membership benefits including AI-driven applications, cloud computing solutions, Oracle APEX, and Oracle Netsuite. The demos allowed participants to explore the curriculum and teaching resources and how they can be applied in teaching and beyond.

As part of GDIW’s collaborative environment, Oracle Academy hosted a Girls in STEM-focused side event titled ‘Empowering Ghana’s Future: The Role of Girls in STEM in Driving Innovation and Digital Transformation’. The event included a panel session moderated by Bekere Amassoma, Oracle Academy Program Manager, a demo session, and Q and A segment.

The panelists were Emmanuel Anguah, Oracle Database Platform Sales Representative; Naa Korkoi Mensah, Head Of Public Relations, Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Ghana; and Jonathan Sowah, Founder & CEO of InovTech STEM Center. They joined together to discuss various topics such as:

  • significant barriers preventing girls in Ghana from pursuing STEM fields
  • how mentorship and collaboration between academia, industry, and government can be strengthened to ensure more girls are empowered and supported throughout their STEM education and careers
  • actionable steps technology companies in Ghana can take to create more inclusive environments that actively encourage and support girls to pursue careers in STEM

Next, two exceptional 10-year-old girls who are redefining what is possible for young African girls in STEM, Daniella Baah Terkuor and Valerie Nutifafa Darko from InovTech STEM Center, Ghana, demoed the robot they built on KodeVR using LEGO Mindstorms EV3. They successfully translated their virtual design into a real-world robot, to the delight of everyone present.

Ghana Digital Innovation Week 2025 was a reminder of Africa’s growing technological potential and the critical role digital skills play in shaping the future of work. As more African economies look to technology for growth, the demand for tech-savvy professionals is higher than ever before. By helping educators equip students with the right skills, Oracle Academy is helping to fill that gap and ensure that young Africans are not only consumers of technology but also creators and innovators.

As Oracle Academy continues to collaborate with organizations and governments across Africa, we look forward to continuing to foster innovation and support young entrepreneurs for digital transformation.

Link to publication: https://gdiw.com.gh/