COVID-19, EDUCATION AND ICT.
The Coronavirus pandemic has significant adverse effects on every sector of our economy. Due to the increase in the number of cases recorded, all educational institutions in Ghana have been closed down, and recently, most tertiary institutions have resorted to the use of online platforms as a tool to replace the conventional face to face classroom interactions. This, however, is not without its own challenges: poor telecommunication network, coupled with the lack of ICT devices and skills among educators and students alike. These have made online study platforms extremely difficult if not impossible to use. Most basic and secondary school students, particularly those in the rural communities appear to be at a greater disadvantage as most of their parents do not have digital television sets to access the newly launched GL-TV channel. The World Health Organization (WHO) has projected that the COVID-19 pandemic would be with us for at least two years even if a vaccine is obtained. In the