By: Nyima Sillah
Vice President of The Gambia, His Excellency Muhammad B.S Jallow has enunciated that the government of The Gambia is committed to improving human capital outcomes and boosting digital financial inclusion.
The VP made this remark during the review of the Gambia Human Capital, Economic Update report of the World Bank.
Addressing the gathering at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Center, Bijilo, the VP Bah said the Government of The Gambia demonstrates a willingness to implement actionable recommendations to address constraints to the advancement of digitalization in The Gambia to leverage opportunities of digitalization and boost financial inclusion as a key enabler for both employment and poverty reduction.
The government, he said is omniscient of the fact that the country’s development aspirations enshrine in the new NDP, adding National Development Plan cannot be achieved without a healthy trained, and complete labor force. Equip with market-relevant education and skills, especially in emerging and fast-growing sectors.
“In this regard, the government of The Gambia is committed to enhancing human development capital, scaling up investment in the education infrastructure to meet jobs requirements needs, improving the caliber of faculty, administration staff, and the ability of teaching and learning material essential to develop a skilled labor force in response to current and future Labor market needs,” he disclosed.
VP Jallow added that increasing the quality of training institutions including the relevance of their curriculum, advancing access to quality healthcare systems, building partnerships with partners, and private sectors, and unlocking the country’s human and development potential.
However, he added that the government of The Gambia has invested hugely in education, infrastructure, and quality of health service delivery but said challenges still exist. “We recognize the importance of human capital development and financial inclusion in achieving our country’s development aspirations.”