GINKS ICT4D stories in Ghana: April 2015

CYBERSPACE PRESENTS HUGE OPPORTUNITIES BUT SERIOUS THREATS
TO BOTH BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS
Global threats to cyberspace are rapidly increasing - at the same pace as the explosive
growth in the use of the Internet. These constitute significant risks

Robotics Introductory Trainniing (RoBiT)

Robotics Introductory Training is product of Manomey's Media Consult. RoBiT is
aimed at igniting the minds of the African Child in the field of Science and Technology,
The Program is targeting Children of ages 8 - 12. RoBiT is an education centered program
structured with the African child in mind. We will nurture other talents through Music,
Arts, Astronomy, Child Counseling and many more.

Biotech Sensitization campaign in Tamale Schools 15

The Ghana chapter of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB)
has sensitized science students on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and
the need to take up careers in fields of biotechnology to promote development in the Northern Region.

WOMEN IN ICT- THE GREAT EQUALISER IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.- BY REBEKAH AWUAH

In the past two decades there has been a lot of talk about the transformative power
of technology in society,yet little attention has been paid to an emerging digital gap.
Men are said to be twice more likely to have access to the internet than women.
Furthermore, only thirty percent of the seven million people working in the information
and communication sector are women,making women particularly in Africa vastly
underrepresented at all levels in the ICT sector.But how can women have their groove
on in this male dominated industry that remains bouyant as a growing place for employment.

Matilda Amissah-Arthur Donates Computers To Osu Home JHS

The advent of technology has made writing letters a thing of the past. In times past,
'Pen friending' or 'pen palling' was common among students, in secondary schools,
who made friends with people in other countries through writing letters. Computers
and the Internet have made it even easier for such friendships to thrive. Mrs Matilda
Amissah-Arthur encouraged students to use the Internet to cultivate genuine

Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Matrix

This video details the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development
Matrix that was created as a part of a joint International Federation of Information
Processing (IFIP) and United Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Project. The assumption is that the incorporation of ICT into a system is a dynamic process. This matrix provides a tool to help organizations determine