Category: Articles
Founding a technology-based venture in Ghana – An application of Effectuation Logic
It is quite encouraging to observe the developments taking place in the technology sector in Ghana. Entrepreneurs are obtaining some forms of supports [...]
Winning the Competition with Data Science and Machine Learning
Introduction
Patterns are inherent in everything
we can see, feel, touch and taste. The reverse is also true for the things that
are incorporeal t [...]
Telecom Towers: The health and safety implications
Introduction
Telecommunication has become a major drive for socio-economic growth, globally. The utilization of the opportunities that come with i [...]
Cyber Security in Ghana: Talk or Action?
According to the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service, Ghana lost over USD 105 million to cybercrime a [...]
African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta) – An Exposition of the Proposed Digital Payment System
Africa and Ghanaians were thrilled with the news of the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on the 7th o [...]
Digital Skills: An Important Requirement for Employment
The fourth industrial
revolution is here with us and we must all be prepared to embrace it. One of
its key requirements is digital skills that opens [...]
Social Networking, In the Eye of the Hacker, Attacker and the Cyber Criminal (4)
Sharing Online Content
It is great to
share a link to a website and grab your friend’s & contact’s attention. But
you never know that hackers [...]
Social Networking, In the Eyes of the Hacker, Attacker and the Cyber Criminal (3)
In this third part of the
series on Social Media security and privacy, I would like to further expose the
reader to other unsuspecting pieces of info [...]
Social Networking, In the Eyes of the Hacker, Attacker and the Cyber Criminal – Part 2
In the part two
of this article, we take a look at the ways in which different types of
information provided on social media sites are exploited by a [...]
Social Networking, In the Eyes of the Hacker, Attacker and the Cyber Criminal
Social networking
sites are online platforms that allow people to connect with each other and
build interpersonal relations. It has become a vital pa [...]
Capacity Building in Changing ICT Environment
Capacity building and
skills development are integral to
harnessing the transformative potential
of the ongoing
development and increasing sophistica [...]
IT Business Continuity
Introduction
Business Continuity (BC) is the
capability of an organization to continue the delivery of products/services at
acceptable predefined [...]
How to stay up to date in the fast-moving world of information technology
It does not really matter who you are - an IT professional, a CTO hiring an IT-service manager, or a businessman looking for a contractor to build a [...]
Ghana’s New Upper Primary Computing Curriculum: Will it deliver 21st Century Skills?
Lately, one of the phrases you hear when the Vice President speaks is “digitization of the economy”. A digital economy presents opportunities i [...]
Reducing Energy Bills by Demand Side Management using ICT Tools (2)
In my first part of this article, I gave a brief description of the power situation in Ghana and suggested ways by which ICT tools can be deployed by [...]
Reducing Energy Bills by Demand Side Management using ICT Tools (1)
The internet-of-things (IoT) devices as the name suggests are sensor-embedded-devices that can connect real-world things to the internet so that infor [...]
ICT Resources for Schools (2)
Getting
the most out of ICT resources for schools:
Though back in those days there may be computers in office building or
school laboratories, yet [...]
ICT Resources for Schools. What is the Big Deal?
About 20 years ago, I would have
said probably nothing, but as the years have gone by and technology has
advanced, the role of ICT in education has b [...]
Electronic Toll Collection System, a necessity for Ghana! (Part 3)
Ghana presently has a
standard tolling system for vehicle ranges. An empty cargo track would pay the
same toll charge as a fully loaded truck. The es [...]
Electronic Toll Collection System, a Necessity For Ghana! (Part 2)
In the Part 1 of this
article, I introduced Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System, the countries
where it has been deployed and the architecture of [...]