Improving the quality of journalism using web 2.0 – a practical training workshop
10th to 11th October 2007
Accra International Press Centre
1.Video Blogging Prince Deh
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhq5k5zf_10ghp7pr&fs=true
2. Wikis for the newsroom by Kwami Ahiabenu,II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_56c99vf3
3. POSTING VIDEO ON YOUR BLOG Emmanuel K Bensah II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_57gvwwqv
4. Writing, Editing and Publishing online made easy for journalists using blogs Emmanuel K Bensah II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_58gnwpp5
5. Introduction to ICT Journalism by Kwami Ahiabenu,II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_59gh4r2h
6. Blogs by Kwami Ahiabenu,II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_60c4ngsz
7. Podcasting by Kwami Ahiabenu,II
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhq5k5zf_61fkn9n9
8. Pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppbpix/
9. Press Release
10. speeches
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Empowering Media With New Skills
Empowering Media With New Skills
NEWS
16 October 2007
Posted to the web 16 October 2007
By Emily Nyarko
Highway Africa News Agency (Grahamstown)
NEWS
16 October 2007
Posted to the web 16 October 2007
By Emily Nyarko
About 20 editors and senior journalists in Ghana have undergone training in web 2.0 publishing and distribution technique as part of the drive to equip journalists with ICT skills to improve the journalism profession in the country.
The journalists drawn from different media houses were taken through the various aspects of the social network tool Web 2.0 at a two-day workshop facilitated by the International Institute of Journalism (PENPLUSBYTES) in partnership with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the French Embassy.
Mrs. Francine Meyer, deputy head of the French mission at the French Embassy, expressed the commitment of her government to equip the Ghana International Press Centre with modern equipment to help journalists in the country to further develop their skills.
"The process of empowering the media with new skills is very important because the media play a crucial role in developing informed citizenry," she said. Over the years the French government had remained committed in the training of Ghanaian journalists especially in the area of ICTs. In 2005, journalists from selected media institutions were trained in on-line journalism and in 2006 another training programme was organized for a group of journalists out of which evolved a network known as the Ghana Association of Journalists in ICTs. The workshop organized on the theme; "Improving the quality of journalism using Web 2.0" was also organized on the premises that most journalists in the country lacked the requisite skills to apply basic ICTs in their work.
Major media institutions currently have ICT facilities but lack of knowledge in the basic uses has rendered the facilities idle with some journalists giving constant excuses that their offices lacked ICT equipment.
Mr. Ransford Tetteh, President of the GJA, welcomed the workshop and said it offered participants to learn more about the powerful tools of ICTs, including editing and publishing on-line.
He expressed the hope that the workshop would help spread the use of ICsT and make it an important feature and function of the Ghanaian media.
Mr. Frank Agyekum, Deputy Minister of Information and National Orientation (MINO) said it was important for the developing world to bridge the widening ICT gap between the developed and the developing world.
He however warned that whilst making efforts to learn and apply ICT tools such as web 2.0, journalists should guard against using web content posted by quacks who paraded as journalists.
Kwami Ahiabenu II, President of PENPLUSBYTES said there was a growing need for training journalists in ICTs for them to become more functional in the evolving information age.
Ghana : On-Line Journalism Workshop Opens AT Koforidua
On 17/10/2007, International Institute for ICTJournalism (Penplusbytes) <info@penplusbytes.net> wrote:
Ghana : On-Line Journalism Workshop Opens AT KoforiduaA two- week workshop in on-line journalism for information officers of Information Services Department was opened yesterday at the Koforidua Polytechnic in the Eastern Region.
The workshop is being organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation (MINO) in collaboration with the UNDP. It brought together forty information officers from the ten regions of the country.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Chief Director of MINO Mr A.A. Ampong. In his speech he stressed on the importance of ICTs and the Internet in the managing, packaging and the dissemination of information.
He was of the view that if journalists in the country would incorporate ICT tools in their profession, it would go a long way to assist the timely dissemination of important information and hence curtail conflict that arises due to lack of information and misinformation.
He indicated that the training was a Train the - Trainer programme and since by 1st November 2007 new recruits will come into the system, participants will be expected to impart the skill and knowledge acquired to the new entrants.
Mr A.A Ampong therefore urged participants to take their training seriously.
In his welcome address, the co-ordinator of the programme, Mr Alphonse Doe Koblavie(Head of IT, ISD) observed that the information officers will work more effectively and efficiently if they upgrade their skills and knowledge in modern trends of mass communication using ICTs
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Towards inclusive knowledge societies
Towards inclusive knowledge societies
2007 - number 8
Over the coming two years, UNESCO is committed to continue working for freedom of expression and press freedom and to promoting the use of the information and communication technologies to foster inclusive knowledge societies that empower individuals and communities.
"Contributing to the construction of inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication," is how UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information (ADG/CI), Abdul Waheed Khan encapsulates the objectives of his sector for the coming biennium.
This echoes objectives established by World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which UNESCO helped organize in Geneva in 2003 and in Tunis in 2005. UNESCO remains active in the WSIS process, destined to build people-centered information societies that are mindful of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and, of the basic human right of freedom of expression.
That strategy focuses on fostering free, independent and pluralistic communication and universal access to information. This is essential for the strengthening of participatory democracy and for the struggle against poverty, as communication and information play a central role in development. However, in many parts of the world, the media need to be reinforced so as to contribute to the international development drive, says Mr Khan.
Media development has long been at the centre of CI's work, notably through programmes such as the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) which, over the last 27 years, has raised some US$ 93 million for over 1,100 projects in 139 developing countries and countries in transition. IPDC is the only forum in the United Nations to discuss and promote free and independent media in developing countries and countries in transition.
The CI sector is also committed to continue serving as a watchdog for freedom of expression around the world, an area in which UNESCO plays a leading role, reminding Member States of their obligation to respect this fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and recognized by the WSIS.
Creating resources
"Creating the resources in Member States for them to develop free and independent media is our bread and butter," says Mr Khan, recalling that universal access to knowledge depends on adequate communication and information infrastructures.
"At stake is the empowerment of individuals and communities", says Mr Khan, who recalls that the link between empowerment and knowledge is becoming ever stronger. It is therefore not surprising that another major objective for CI, is to support UNESCO in working towards fulfilling the ambitious goals of the Education For All (EFA) drive adopted by the international community in Dakar in 2000. EFA concerns overall improvements in the provision of quality basic education and life skills to all and achieving gender parity in education by 2015.
The multiplier effect
Mr Khan explains that the information and communication technologies (ICTs) can have a "multiplier effect," contributing to the education of learners and the training of teachers. "Likewise, CI works to ensure that the multiplier effect of ICTs benefits UNESCO's promotion of cultural diversity and dissemination of scientific knowledge." Thus, argues Mr Khan, CI is the leader when it comes to cooperation between UNESCO's sectors.
In addition, the ADG recalls that ICTs not only help generate and disseminate knowledge but are also important for the preservation of knowledge. Programmes such as Memory of the World serve to preserve and disseminate the heritage of documentary material and archives. Thus, through ICTs, UNESCO's Communication and Information sector has become involved in the preservation of knowledge, including indigenous knowledge, and in cultural heritage.
The new technologies have operated a deep change in the flow of information and its sharing. Mr Khan strongly believes that UNESCO must play its role in bridging the knowledge gap to ensure that this multidirectional flow of information and knowledge does not pass by those who are less privileged. With programmes such as the Community Multimedia Centres, and a wide range of partners including some of the world's leading private sector companies and NGOs, as well as networks such as the new Power of Peace Network, Mr Khan is convinced that UNESCO can contribute to world peace and development.
- Portal of the Communication and Information Sector
- UNESCO and WSIS – Towards Knowledge Societies
- Memory of the world
- Media under attack
- Media matters
UNESCO
The UNESCO Courier, no.5, 2007
The UNESCO Courier, no.4, 2007
The UNESCO Courier, no.1, 2007
Author(s): By Roni Amelan (UNESCO) - Publication Date: 24-09-2007
© UNESCO 1995-2007 - ID: 39551
Monday, October 08, 2007
Blogging: The Ghanaian journalist's experience
| Home page > ICT NEWS > Media  Blogging: The Ghanaian journalist's experienceThere are few bloggers in Ghana, including some few committed journalists who are proud to flaunt their newly acquired competence in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) publicly.They comprise Emmanuel Bensah, a web journalist with the Third World Network, Isaac Tetteh of Radio Gold, Enoch Darfoh Frimpong of the Daily Graphic and Rayborn Bulley of Radio Ghana. His blogs, which goes by the addresses: http://ekbensahinghana.blogspot.com and http://ekbensah.blogspot.com. Mr Bensah is among just about 10 journalists in Ghana with knowledge about blogging. An executive of penplusbytes, an international institute for ICT journalism based in Ghana, Kwame Ahiabenu II, has blamed the lacklustre attitude of Ghanaian journalists to blogging on what he called practical challenges such as the lack of skills, access to ICT facilities and time constraint. All the 10 regional capitals and some districts have Internet facilities, yet a number of journalists lack the basic skills to take advantage of the service. Despite these efforts, journalists in Ghana still find it difficult to create and manage blogs. Interestingly most of the journalists who go through training on blogging end up forgetting the processes involved. One of such training sessions was organised in April 2006 for 20 journalists. In the face of the numerous challenges inhibiting the Ghanaian journalist from blogging, Ahiabenu believes there can be a way out. Ahiabenu says the local Ghana Association of Journalists on ICT (GHAJICT) can collaborate with the umbrella association-the GJA, to design guidelines that would protect journalists from interferences that could occur when they seek to give their opinion through blogs. Ahiabenu says the benefits of blogging far outweigh the reasons for non-blogging. Journalists in Nigeria are reported to be far ahead in blogging within the West African sub-region even though Ghana is more advanced in the establishment of ICT infrastructure with teledensity penetration of both rural and urban communities reaching 25 per cent at the end of 2006. Penplusbytes is inculcating the culture of blogging among Ghanaian journalists and to Ahiabenu journalists can allow the process to thrive by asking their editors to edit their stories in order to ensure that there are no excesses that would bring about sanctions from higher authorities. Author : Emily Nyarko The most recent articles : | Site languageSearch... |
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
UNCTAD Underscores Importance of Broadband...More on Telephony
China, India lead surge in mobile subscribers: report
GENEVA (AFP) — Asia's booming economic powerhouses of China and India are leading a fresh surge in mobile phone use with nearly 200 million new subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2007, the United Nations telecommunications agency said on Tuesday.
China added 87 million new subscribers in the period and India about 110 million, the International Telecommunications Union said in a report.
Some 61 percent of the world's mobile subscribers are in developing countries, with emerging economic powers China, India, Brazil and Russia at the forefront, the ITU said.
"Growth in the ICT (information and communication technology) sector has been nothing short of buoyant in the past year," the agency said.
By the end of 2006, there were a total of nearly 4 billion mobile and fixed line subscribers and over 1 billion internet users worldwide," it added in the report on progress towards "next generation" phone and computer networks.
It cautioned however that the world's least developed countries (LDCs) are lagging behind both in terms of mobile phone penetration and high-speed internet connections such as broadband.
Only 22 out of 50 LDCs offered broadband in 2006, and users in these countries often pay extortionate rates for relatively low-speed connections, the ITU said.
The UN's Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned last November that broadband is becoming so vital for businesses that it can be seen as a new utility comparable to water and electricity.
The growing importance of high speed Internet access is "disturbing news" for the developing world where broadband access is scarce, because technology is exerting an ever greater influence on global business trends, UNCTAD warned.
UNCTAD's report showed that forty-eight out of 71 developing countries who submitted data on the subject said that broadband penetration rates were under 1.0 percent, and even China had a rate of only 2.9 percent.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
FW: MTN Benin Fiasco--an example for Ghana?
From: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/quickprint/print.asp?StoryID=176453
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| The stand-off between MTN and the Francophone West African country's telecommunications regulator will soon enter its sixth week. The regulator also said MTN and Atlantique needed new licences, with much higher licence fees required. MTN was asked to pay $620 million (R4.34 billion), a 620% increase from the $10 million under the original structure. MTN and Atlantique – owned by Dubai-based Emirates Telecommunications – have so far refused to pay. Reuters reported on Tuesday that The wire service also reported the TRA has granted An equity analyst, who did not want to be named, says the big question is whether Globacom replaces or supplements the two suspended network operators. The Reuters report suggests the former, saying Fight it The analyst says the significance in the “In my personal opinion, MTN has every right to fight it,” the analyst says. However, what is key is what message this stand-off sends to other countries where MTN operates. “MTN has to treat this very carefully. It may be better to exit rather than capitulate,” the analyst says. “Either way, the money is not material. In the bigger scheme of things BMI-TechKnowledge senior analyst Richard Hurst says he is sure MTN is working hard to resolve the issue. “They must be locked in some negotiations,” he says. “It would be in the regulator's best interest to resolve this as soon as possible,” Financial impact MTN, whose However, MTN has so far not commented on how the dispute is impacting its revenue. The mobile operator's 2006 annual report indicates the Victor Tokpanou, legal adviser to president Thomas Boni Yayi, told state television on Monday there was still room for negotiations with the two suspended operators. MTN had not responded to ITWeb's request for comment by the time of publication. |
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Social Networking Promiscuity??
July 3, 2007
Websites betrayed by unfaithful users
A survey has revealed the 'promiscuity' of many members of social networking sites and raised doubts over surging valuations
Social networks are spawning a generation of internet tarts, research suggests: online consumers with little brand loyalty and no qualms about keeping several sites on the go at once.
Users of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are "chronically unfaithful", a survey by Parks Associates, the analysts, has found. Half of users regularly use more than one site, most of which are free. One in six actively uses three or more.
This phenomenon of "network promiscuity" extends across web commerce. Analysts say that it is symptomatic of a new consumer scepticism over traditional branding.
Robert Jones, of Wolff Olins, the brand consultants, says: "Grand operatic brands no longer work. Think of the ultimate model 'old brand' – the Marlboro man, a myth selling you an item that slowly killed you. It just doesn't work online. As people become better informed, brands become less about emotion and more about functionality."
User infidelity in the social networking sector, made up of about 300 competing sites, is challenging once-accepted dot-com maxims, such as the importance of first-mover advantage and the strengths implicit in scale.
It also raises doubts over the surging valuations being attached to the sector's "superbrands", amid evidence that they will be forced to evolve constantly to retain young users determined to play the field.
Akready, warning signs have emerged: the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings showed that MySpace, the market leader, recently lost users in Britain.
The dip coincided with the news that News Corporation, the MySpace owner, had held early talks with Yahoo! over a possible sale of the network that could have valued MySpace at more than $10 billion (£5 billion). News Corp is the parent company of The Times.
The number of British visitors to MySpace dipped to 6.5 million in May, from 6.8 million in April. The fall, which comes as Facebook, its rival, experiences a huge surge in visitors, was the first to hit MySpace since it signed a deal with Google last summer, under which the social network stands to reap about $900 million in advertising revenues. It was only the second dip since News Corp bought MySpace for $580 million two years ago.
MySpace has achieved the traffic targets underpinning its deal with Google with ease, but, according to Nielsen, over the past six months Facebook's audience in the UK has grown at 19 times the rate of MySpace's, surging 523 per cent to 3.2 million.
Alex Burmaster, a Nielsen analyst, said: "MySpace is, by far, still the most popular social network. However, if last month's growth rates were to remain consistent . . . Facebook would catch MySpace in September."
The pattern was repeated in the United States, MySpace's largest market, where traffic to the site fell to 56.6 million in May, from 57 million a month earlier.
MySpace has pointed out that traffic figures from different research firms differ, but admits that it will have to evolve new content and tools to remain relevant. It also takes issue with the idea that switching between free sites involves no cost to users.
"MySpace users invest huge amounts of time building up their profiles as part of our community. That means they are massively loyal," a spokesman said.
Yet the Nielsen figures confirm that network promiscuity is a factor, showing that 444,000 Britons visited all three of the leading rivals – MySpace, Facebook and Bebo – in May.
Even the biggest internet brands – of which Google is the leader – may not be immune to the digital generation's lack of loyalty, analysts say. The eight-year-old search engine was judged to be the fourteenth-biggest global brand last year by Interbrand, the consultants. It was the biggest riser in a top 50 of which half are more than 50 years old.
Rita Clifton, the chairman of Interbrand, said: "The internet has allowed a brand-building process that would have once taken decades to be achieved in a fraction of that. There is a downside, of course: what goes up quickly can descend just as fast."
The dangers are illustrated by the fate of Friendster. The social network accrued more than 20 million users after its launch in 2003. Late last year that figure had fallen to less than one million as users migrated to sites with better music and video tools.
There are also suggestions that, while the internet makes the world a smaller, "flatter" place, personal online services do not suit traditional global branding campaigns.
Mr Jones said: "McDonald's can have the same golden arches in every city, but social networking is a very personal thing and is susceptible to cultural differences. Using one of these sites does not bear comparison with eating a hamburger." Already, Google has been forced to change its brand in China to "Gu Ge". Despite the switch, the search engine trails local rivals by a huge margin.
Orkut, the social networking site run by Google, has gained about 50 million users, but despite its massive popularity in Brazil, it remains little known in America and Britain.
Mindful of the hurdles facing them, sites are already making moves aimed at winning and locking in users. MySpace, which has been criticised for failing to innovate, sought to reinvigorate its user base last week when it announced the launch of a new video-sharing service. MySpaceTV will compete with YouTube, owned by Google. Last month Facebook launched a new platform that allows outside developers to create free and paid-for online services that can offered to users.
Park Associates says that the mercurial behaviour of social net-workers could open opportunities for new sites and developers who build software that links different networks. User infidelity need not spell the end for social networking superbrands, it suggests.
John Barrett, who led the group's research, said: "MySpace is a growing ecosystem and one that, ironically, now extends beyond MySpace itself."
Social services
MySpace 6.5 million UK users, up 28 per cent in six months. Average time spent on site by user in a month: 96 minutes
Bebo 4 million UK users, up 49 per cent in six months. Average time by user in a month: 152 minutes
Facebook 3.2 million UK users, up 523 per cent in six months. Average time by user in a month: 143 minutes Source: Nielsen//NetRatings
be careful what u put online! Employers might be watching....unless it's all good!:-)
Net reputations ruin job hopes
Blogging and social network bloopers can hurt your employability
By Tim Ferguson
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2007
Show related Employers are increasingly checking out online personal information about candidates when making recruitment decisions.
Net reputations built up through online activities - such as blogging, posting videos to YouTube or using social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace – can have a significant effect when applying for a job, according to a report from business social network, Viadeo.
According to the research, one in five employers finds information about candidates on the internet and 59 per cent of those said it influences recruitment decisions.
A quarter of HR decision-makers said they had rejected candidates based on personal information found online.
But despite this, most people are unaware of the effect their 'net reputation' can have on their job prospects.
Cheat Sheets
♦ Web 2.0
♦ Mash-ups
Examples of online information that has been shown to create negative information include MySpace sites that reveal excessive drinking or disrespect for work.
One survey respondent said their company rejected a candidate based on activities that "did not fit ethically" into the organisation.
But information found online can also work positively when applying for a job, with 13 per cent of HR decision-makers having decided to recruit people in light of what they found.
Positive information could include achievements not already known, internet skills demonstrated through a website and extra skills not revealed by a corporate application form.
Peter Cunningham, Viadeo's UK country manager, said the results should be a wake-up call to anyone who has ever posted personal information online. "The rise of search engines such as Google means that potential employers are never more than a few clicks away from information about you," he added in a statement.
The research surveyed more than 2,000 consumers and more than 600 employers via an online interview.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Pictorial Account of GHAJICT Executive @ BusyInternet on Friday 27/7/2007
So, a good meeting was had by all on Friday 27 July, 2007 @ BusyInternet. The following members of the GHAJICT Executive were present to pay dues towards the establishment of the Association of Ghanaian Journalists in ICT (GHAJICT).
Exhortations by the President to join the FACEBOOK Group of GHAJICT notwithstanding, the members pledged to do their best to join. Enoch Darfah Frimpong, and Isaac Tetteh are already members of the group, which you can visit here.
Each of the members paid a cool çGH15 (ç150,000) each, amounting to çGH60 (ç600,000).
From left to right: Fred Sarpong, PRO; Veronica Kwablah, Asst Treasurer; Mawutodzi Abissath, executive member
from left to right: Fred; Veronica; Emmanuel.K.Bensah II, Ag. President
E.K. poses with a chesire-cat grin
Fred--forever camera-shy!
Veronica, your smile is very becoming!
Mawutodzi--poseur!
Mawu contemplates, Veronica poses
Exhortations by the President to join the FACEBOOK Group of GHAJICT notwithstanding, the members pledged to do their best to join. Enoch Darfah Frimpong, and Isaac Tetteh are already members of the group, which you can visit here.
Each of the members paid a cool çGH15 (ç150,000) each, amounting to çGH60 (ç600,000).
From left to right: Fred Sarpong, PRO; Veronica Kwablah, Asst Treasurer; Mawutodzi Abissath, executive member
from left to right: Fred; Veronica; Emmanuel.K.Bensah II, Ag. President
E.K. poses with a chesire-cat grin
Fred--forever camera-shy!
Veronica, your smile is very becoming!
Mawutodzi--poseur!
Mawu contemplates, Veronica poses
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Ghana blogger/GINKs United in Action! FYI!!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Some bloggers meet
Yesterday I went out with the GINKS secretariat to meet Emmanuel K. Bensah , one of the most fanatic bloggers in Ghana. I met Emmanuel through his blog. When we connected on facebook by mistake he had stated that we met in school, but actually the category 'met through their blogs' is missing...
It was very nice to exchange blog and vlog tips, and discuss the Ghanaian blogosphere which is too quiet according to Emmanuel. He is an author for the globalvoices for Ghana. This means that he reads about 15-20 blogs and when he thinks something is interesting for a global audience that doesn't know much about Ghana he forwards it to the editor, who then edits and puts it up the globalvoices site. This is a huge opportunity for bloggers to get known (this is how I found Emmanuel's blog) and to be crossposted to a wider audience. He told us globalvoices now has a feed into the Reuter's Africa site. On each country page there is a feed with blogposts, see the example for Ghana. We discussed ways of leveraging the GINKS vlog with ICT4D stories, a possible blogmentoring project and tried to start a Ghanaian vloggers group (so far with 3 members :). I forgot to ask whether the Ghanaian bloggers ever meet.
We had a good brainstorm about the developing of ICT uses in Ghana. Emmanuel was very enthousiastic about his GPRS phone which allows him to connect to the internet by mobile phone. It is not extremely expensive and you can set it to see what you used. When he's offline, he uses his onetouch pay-as-you-go subscription to check and reply to mails and even to go to facebook. I still have my video-ipod dream (in combination with videoblogs) . Mobile television is coming through ghana telecom/onetouch. So enough work for GINKS...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
pls add your names to FACEBOOK!!
have created the group on FACEBOOK.com. This is an exceptionally interactive social networking tool...
Thursday, July 12, 2007
MINUTES OF GHAJICT MEETING on 29 June, 2007
MINUTES OF GHAJICT MEETING on 29 June, 2007 at
BusyInternet, Ring Road
Present:
n Ruby Amable, Ag. VICE-PRESIDENT
n E.K.Bensah, Ag. PRESIDENT
n Fred Sarpong, Ag. PRO
Apologies:
· Mawutodzi Abissath, Executive member
· Emily Aggrey, asst Treasurer
· Veronica Kwablah, Treasurer
· Listowell Fordjour, Secretary
ISSUES
- Follow-ups:
- Emily on Finances
- emmanuel on registration form on website
- ruby on contact with parliamentary corps (for ict bills)
- fred on list of invites, or pssibilities from list sent
- status of meeting
- outreach with ginks(.org)
- aob
1. Follow-ups:
- Emily on Finances
· Emily had earlier sent an eml explaining that only her and Ruby had paid. Mawu had promised money, but had not taken it yet
· Recommendation:
o Emmanuel will pay GHC30.00 (ç300,000) to cover two quarters July-ending
o Executive must provide deadlines on payment
o Ruby can pay GHC15.00 (ç150,000) by end of July
o Prospective amts:
§ Veronica – GHC15.00
§ Listowell – GHC15.00
§ Fred -- GHC15.00
§ Mawu --GHC15.00
TOTAL: GHC105.00 (ç1,050,000)
- emmanuel on registration form on website
· only Enoch has signed the form through the GHAJICT blog. Even members of the executive are yet to do so!
- ruby on contact with parliamentary corps (for ict bills)
· according to Fred and Ruby, there are some bills on e-governance that have not yet been laid before parliament
· Ruby can obtain copies of e-communications bill
· Suggestion to check National Communications Authority(NCA) website
· Catch about the e-comm's bill is that World Bank is sponsoring a number of them; as per usual, providing conditionalities
- fred on list of invites, or possibilities from list sent
· Fred will take a look at the list again, and prune them
· Will invite (almost) all from ICT industry
- status of meeting
· this is a pre-strategy meeting
· we STILL might need to have an online meeting
· we WILL assign roles and responsibilities to the LAUNCH for 20/25/27 th July
· we WILL memorialize registration, and assign a "digi-cammer" to take a picture
· recommendations:
o invite Radio Gold's Isaac Tetteh and Mutala Muntari
o send eml invite to Isaac
- outreach with ginks(.org)
- tba
- aob
- add Isaac Tetteh to GHAJICT list-servc
- GHAJICTERS should begin to think about submitting feature articles to Graphic
- Emmanuel suggested articles in Sunday World paper, since they have a section on ICTs
- Let's encourage and follow Mawu's example of having works published on ICTs
- On registration:
i. Speak to executive
ii. Commit them to pay GHC15.00/GHC30.00 every month till month-ending
- Re-think incumbent secretary's constraints on getting to meetings (he works in Tema!)
- NEXT STEPS:
i. 6 July @ 6pm – online meeting
ii. 13 july – online
iii. 20 july—physical meeting
iv. 27th july—come with commitments /…and money!
v. we launch association in august 2007!
Ends
Emmanuel.k.bensah
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