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Data journalism in Ghana - prospects and challenges

Written By Kwami Ahiabenu - Data journalism is changing the face of news production around the world. In Ghana, this trend is catching up but not fast enough. Data journalism is not new per se; however, the rapid advancement in computing power, availability of public data and new tools to process them is stimulating its popularity.
Digital policing: Modern method to an old profession
- The outcome of a successful digital policing system is the creation of a police service which is agile, forward looking, modern and responsive.
The history of policing dates back to 1829 when Sir Robert Peel established the first Metropolitan Police Services in London.
Securing digital communications
- One of the most critical tools for securing digital communication is the use of PKI, which enables data or messages to be transferred securely.
Digital communications are now indispensable. For a lot of organisations, the use of digital communication is key to achieving work effectiveness and efficiency.
Spreading the gospel one byte at a time
- For organised religion, technology, including the Internet, social media and mobile telephone have become an indispensable tool to spread their messages.
Technology is a double-edged sword. It can be used for good and quite often some very ugly things.
Strategies for dealing with e-mail spam
- A simple strategy should be the careful selection of a spam filter based on assessment of an individual’s level of risk and its appropriateness for their peculiar environment.
According to wwwdotspamlawsdotcom, over 14.5 billion of the messages transmitted daily around the world are spam. That is 45 per cent of all emails.
The right to be forgotten’

The internet is unforgivably permanent. Making its content available almost in perpetuity.
Understanding Bots
- Although there is no 100 per cent way of protecting yourself fully from malicious bots, you can take the following steps to minimise or eliminate some attacks by ...
Bots are in most technologies we make use of.
What does 5G mean for you?
- Overall, each progress in evolution of mobile telephony means better quality output with the promise of increased speed, higher latency and better responsiveness.
A couple of years ago, it was nearly impossible to watch a full-length video on your mobile phone or device.
What is ‘over the top’ service?

Video drives most online content. Since the creation of film and television (TV), the recording, reproducing or broadcasting of moving visual images has fascinated viewers all over the world, resulting in some instances an addiction that gets many glued to cinema or TV screens for hours on end.
What is political micro targeting?

How political parties, their candidates, observers and citizens use ICTs to interact with the electoral process is now a major feature influencing how electoral management bodies conduct their affairs.
In some jurisdictions, there is a high level of usage of new digital technologies to the point where the whole electoral process is automated.
Why is cyber security audit important?
- The audit covers processes such as digital asset management, cyber security awareness training, data security, resource planning, information security, recovery planning and communications.
Every individual and organisation is now at risk of being hacked, identity theft or any of the other ills that are born out of a high dependence on information and communication technologies.