Implementation of Internet and digital technologies in school education in the Republic of Ghana

Importance. The power of the Internet enables universal literacy, access to education for girls and children with disabilities, etc. The study aims to analyse the implementation of Internet and digital technologies into Ghana’s schools, which reveals the problems of this area, national specifics of integration, and ambitious projects of the government. Materials and Methods. Based on comparative, sociological, statistical, and factor analysis, the educational documentation of Ghana, some international organisations, Ghanaian research, sociological surveys, reports from official departments, and feedback from students, teachers, and the media on the issue of digital technologies in schools have been studied. Results and Discussion. National statistics on access to the Internet and the use of digital technologies by citizens in everyday life and on access and digital skills of Ghanaian teachers are analysed. The factors determining implementation of the Internet and technologies in Ghana’s society have been identified. The problems hindering digital integration in the school education system of Ghana have been identified. The legal framework for the digitalisation of Ghanaian education has been defined. The most significant projects of general education digitalisation are characterised and analysed. Conclusion. Ghana has developed their information and communications technology policy that includes education digitalisation, which directions are appropriate infrastructure, educational environment, professional development of teachers, and development of schoolchildren's digital skills. They are supported legislatively, financially, and methodically; the authorities and public organisations implement different significant projects related to digital and technology Internet access. However, most of them are aimed only at certain small student groups, keeping many schoolchildren outside the technological modernization. Organisational difficulties that create such a contradiction include material and financial deficits of education and subjective rejection.