75th Annual New Year School, an attempt to nurturing resilience and adopting Technology for Sustainable Development in Ghana
By Rebecca Ekpe The 75th Annual New Year School and Conference is taking place at the University of Ghana, under the theme ‘’Nurturing Resilience: Adopting Technology and Embracing Humanism for Sustainable Development’’. The three-day conference, organized by the School of Continuing and Distance Education, in collaboration with the Ministries of Communications and Digitalization, Finance and […]
We must devise innovative tools and technology to track disinformation- Ursula Owusu Ekuful
By Roberta Gayode Modin and Magdalene Andoh Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has called for collective stakeholder policies and rules to clamp down on the use of social media as a tool to spreading false information in Ghana. This clarion call was necessitated by the proliferation of artificial intelligence and how it […]
Technology has made farming very easy – Tech Expert
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Founder of DK Cyber Zone and a Tech Expert, David Gyedu has stated that the advent of technology has made farming and agriculture very easy. Ghana observed the 38th Farmers Day on December 2, 2022. On the GTV Breakfast Show, Mr. Gyedu said agriculture has become the backbone of every economy […]
Technology in Justice Delivery is the way to go- Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah
By: Akosua Frema Frempong The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah says Ghana has come too far in the democratic trajectory to allow the process to be derailed. He pointed out Freedom, Rule of Law and Justice, as the main pillars. In his view, what is more important now to sustain Ghana’s democracy in the […]
Bank of Ghana urges rural banks to leverage on technology
Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi, Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has called on Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to leverage growing digital technology to maintain relevance within the financial services sector. She said commercial banks were riding on digital technology and the government’s digitisation drive to increase appeal among rural and local […]
More technology driven initiatives to propel socio-economic development
By: Issac Asare The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says Ghana’s quest to leverage the economic transformational agenda led by digitalization, will come to naught if institutions of higher learning are unable to produce and build the capacity of students to become more creative and innovative. He noted the creation of digital experts […]
Instagram to hide likes – Here’s Reactions from celebrities and users
Instagram is about to hide likes from users in the US. Instagram, is owned by Facebook (FB), has already been testing hiding likes in seven other countries, including Canada, Ireland and Australia. It is one of the biggest steps they’ve taken so far because for years now Instagram likes have been a way of measuring […]
Instagram bans ‘cosmetic surgery’ filters
Instagram is removing all augmented reality (AR) filters that depict or promote cosmetic surgery, amid concerns they harm people’s mental health. Effects that make people look like they have had lip injections, fillers or a facelift will be among those banned. Research suggests face-changing filters can make people feel worse about the way they look. […]
