Mr. Albert Yeboah Obeng is the National Coordinator for the Foresight Generation Club, a Non Governmental Organization involved in Innovative Agricultural projects designed to protecting the environment ,promoting sustainable development and economic opportunities for fresh graduates and young adults in Ghana and Africa with international reach with expertise using basic Information Communication Technology Tools and Applications for environmental and agricultural projects in catchment communities and areas, also he has practical exposure and experience in smallholder crop and animal farming in Ghana.
Albert has successfully designed and coordinated many projects for fresh graduates and young adults to promoting sustainable agricultural projects to promoting environmental protection, climate friendly programmes and projects promoting sustainable employment opportunities for farmers and young adults in Ghana and Africa, among his most successful projects is “eAgriculture Employing Youth and Young Adults in Ghana”, “ICT For Sustainable Development” , e-Agri Transport Network Ghana and others being replicated internationally.
He is a graduate of University of Ferrara, Italy and NIIT-Ghana, also he is an expert in Technology Management and Transfer working with the Foresight Generation Club which specializes in the use of user friendly ICT tools and applications in meeting pressing social, environmental and economic challenges in many communities in Ghana and other African countries promoting sustainable business opportunities and partnerships in Ghana and Africa.
He has also been a Research Fellow with the International Center for Science and High Technology of UNIDO (ICS-UNIDO) at Trieste, Italy and has been responsible for research and consultancy services in providing expertise guidelines and advices in the establishment of Innovative Technology Centers in selected African countries and also specializes in the design of innovative ICT Applications in addressing targeted challenges in developing countries.
Albert was awarded the Global Junior Challenge by the Municipality of Rome, Italy, Has also been awarded the Global Young Social Entrepreneurs Award by the Global Knowledge Network in Malaysia 2007 and UNESCO and he is an Alumnus of the latest joint project of UNESCO-ISTIC in Technopreneurship at the University SAINS Malaysia, Penang-Malaysia and hence he is a Certified Technopreneur.
He has been key speaker at the EU-Africa ICT Partnership Forum, Lisbon,