JICA calls on Graphic management
A four-member delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Ghana on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the management of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) in Accra.
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The team was led by the Chief Representative of the agency in Ghana, Mr Koji Makino.
The meeting was to enable the two organisations deepen collaboration.
In their interaction, the Managing Director of GCGL, Mr Kenneth Ashigbey said the company’s move to introduce the digital version of its brands was to ensure that all potential readers were served irrespective of geographical location.
He said the initiative formed part of the GCGL’s innovative and creative strategies to serve readers who cannot access their brands through the print and also encourage the youth to imbibe reading at their convenience.
Expatiating on why the company took the bold step to go digital, Mr Ashigbey said the global decline of newspapers has been widely debated as the industry was faced with numerous challenges because the world had fast transformed into an information and digital society.
“It is therefore prudent for players in the industry to consider the online newspaper to deal with the challenge.
On his part, Mr Koji Makino expressed JICA’s pleasure to deepen and broaden collaboration with local institutions to enhance the development of both countries.
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The agency, he said was currently focused on three major operational areas locally, comprising infrastructure, health, and agriculture but said Japan was ready to do further deliberations on potential investment areas with national stakeholders.
“We have also facilitated the training of an appreciable number of Ghanaians in our operational fields as well both in Ghana and in Japan,” he said.