NCA DG honoured with a Doctorate by the KNUST

24th November, 2023: The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has at its 57th Congregation awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc Honoris Causa) degree to the Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye.

The Chancellor of the University, His Royal Majesty Otumfuor Osei TuTu II giving the citation to Mr. Joe Anokye with a handshake

The honorary doctorate was in recognition of Mr. Anokye’s contributions to Ghana’s Telecommunication sector.

Mr. Anokye was the speaker of the 12th R.P. Baafour Memorial Lectures. He concluded the last of his three-part lecture just before the commencement of the congregation where he spoke on the theme, “KNUST, a Renewed Focus in the Era of Disruptive Technologies”.

The focal point of the lecture was his proposal for the establishment of the KNUST Centre of Excellence in Disruptive Technologies (CEDiT). He suggested that, the proposed centre can eventually be a world-class hub for research, innovation, incubation, acceleration, and practical skills development in both hardware and software pertaining to existing and emerging disruptive technologies.

The congregation was chaired by the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, His Royal Majesty Otumfuor Osei Tutu II and had the Vice President, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the Guest Speaker.