Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

You have a lot about Nigeria, especially the interesting Lagos on my way from Lagos island to the Lagos Murtal Muhammed International Airport http://www.wordtravels.com/Airports/Nigeria/Lagos+M+Muhammed+Airport I decided to buy airtime for my vmobile I accidently gave this guy 1000 naira instead of 100 naira plus 400 naira so instead 500 naira, he had 1400 naira, something to about mistakenly notes which you are not familar this great guy with a kind heart chase my car after some few metres and return the 1000 naira note and got a 100 naira notes back from me great, still there is kindness in lagos

By Engr. Ernest C. A. Ndukwe FNSE, OFR Executive Vice Chairman Nigerian Communications Commission Voice Over Internet Protocol is a generic term used for the conveyance of voice, fax and related services, partially or wholly over packet-switched, IP based networks. According to the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powel, VoIP “is probably the most significant paradigm shift in the entire history of modern communications, since the invention of the telephone.” VoIP is one example of a cross-sector convergence technology that utilizes packet-switched networks (often, the Internet) to make voice telephone calls. By sharing bandwidth with other data or Internet applications, VoIP Providers offer these telephone calls at often cheaper rates than conventional telephony. The emergence of voice over packet switches VoIP services began to be offered in direct competition to public switched service between the mid-1990s and the peak of the “dotcom bubble” in 2000, ...

Muson Centre, Lagos, 21-23 August 2006 PRESENTATIONS (Main conference 21-22 August 2006) DAY 1 - Monday 21 August 2pm Conference Opening Welcome Remarks by Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of KNOWLEDGE MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (publishers of IT Edge/www.itedgenews.com). Welcome Speech & Official Opening Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Minister of Communications, Nigeria Keynote 1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena Eng Ernest Ndukwe, Vice-Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission Keynote 2: VoIP as part of an ISP’s survival strategy Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Keynote 3: How Nigeria’s communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities created by VoIP Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) 4pm Refreshment Break Keynote 4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice market...

currently in Lagos for the African VoIP forum at the muson centre with delegates from Africa, Europe and USA

________________________________________ New initiative to provide computers for all in Ghana A new enterprise between the Ghana government and multinational computer microchip maker Intel, is expected to bring affordable computer ownership within reach of thousands of Ghana households and small business owners over the next three years. A range of inexpensive, brand new computers, supplied with access to the internet, will go a long way towards improving the level of computer literacy amongst the nation’s workforce and will help students with home study as well as improving their computing skills in readiness for employment. And to make it easy for salaried workers to buy the package, an installment payment plan will be available through their employer or trade association. A new partnership between computer re-sellers, internet service providers and banks was inaugurated at a workshop for potential stakeholders and beneficiaries of the project held in Accra. At the workshop, over 150...

By Kwami Ahiabenu,II Introduction The internet is growing in bounds and leaps since it inception in 1969 and by 1996 the word "Internet" assumed widespread public use. It quite obvious that the Internet is undergoing tremendous evolution and this is reflected in the numerous new technologies and concepts contributing to this progression. So are we on the path of development a “new internet” which would replace our good “old internet”? This is a billion dollar question which we must strive to answer because this would bring us closer to translating the potential of the “new internet” into reality. If there is any new word which brings this subject mater into a very sharp focus it would be Web 2.0. How did Web 2.O begin? It beginnings is quite easily traceable to a conference brainstorming session in 2003 toward the end of the dotcom depression, between Tim O'Reilly the founder of O’Reilly Media and Dale Dougherty, web pioneer. Mr. Dougherty dropped the term “Web 2.0” as...

FROM LEFT KWAMI AHIABENU,II ,RT. HON. LORD HOPE OF CRAIGHEAD OF U.K http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hope,_Baron_Hope_of_Craighead , AND JUSTICE ACQUAH( THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF REP.OF GH.) AT THE OPENING OF COMMONWEALTH MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES ASSOCIATION MEETING IN "05.

This is not my hut, taking cool drink after taking a boat ride on the volta lake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_River this building is part of Senchi Resort http://www.senchiresort.com/ , near Akosombo which house a Akosombo hydro dam built on one of the largest man made lake, the volta lake

I have got an invitation to serve as an instructor for UNESCO/JAPAN Funds-In-Trust (JFIT) PROJECT NO. 552/GHA/5000 working with the Ghana Journalists Association to develope the capacity of Journalists in Ghana in the area of ICT Journalism. I strongly believe that ICT can contribute to the vision of improving the level of journalism. The workshop is scheduled for september to october 2006, in all we hope to train sixty journalists drawn from all regions of Ghana. Have to spend some time on developing a training manual for the participants, excited about working with my fellow journalists during this workshop, it is going to be hard work and fun

Just got the news that, we are going to work on The Government Assisted PC Programme (GAPP) in Ghana. GAPP is an Intel Corporation and Government of Ghana initiative. It is run with Governments worldwide to promote accessibility to PC’s and the Internet. The vision of the programme is to create a knowledge economy, digital inclusion; bridge the digital divide (internal & external), increase access, increase PC and Internet penetration in homes, schools and small and medium enterprises (SME). The objective of the project is to increase Home ownership and Access to PCs at an affordable rate in Ghana. It also seeks to compliment Internet access, connectivity and enrich local content development. Novotel, Accra is going to host a day's GAPP workshop on 17TH August 2006 visit my blog for more information

I am not sure what business Kofi is doing with the police, I guess it is a monkey business !!!!!!!

The internet provides us with unlimited opportunities, one interesting example is podcasting which provides content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want. Podcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the Internet for subsequent download on mobile devices and personal computers. A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS (Rich Site Summary) or Atom syndication .The term podcast can also refers to both the content(video or audio) and the method of delivery. To download files you have two options either you Podcasters’ websites for direct download of files or users can subscribe to automatic feeds which deliver new content as and when it is available. It is important to note that a podcast is different from a simple download or real-time streaming . There are a variety of podcasts which can include one type of "show" with new epi...

Just saw this information today on the web, hope to participate in this meeting, it sounds exciting First African citizen media and blogging conference on 14 and 15 September 2006 Africa's first blogging and citizen media Indaba - the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI) on Blogging, has been officially announced and will take place in Grahamstown 14-15 September What will follow in September are two days of informal discussions, excellent networking opportunities, active participation and skills-workshops run by experts from various fields including Ethan Zuckerman from Global Voices. The event is hosted by the New Media Lab as part of Highway Africa 2006 and will take place in the Africa Media Matrix Building on Rhodes University Campus in Grahamstown, South Africa. In true blogger style, attendance of the event is free, provided you can get here on your own steam and we are happy to help with travel arrangements. If you would like to apply for sponsorship to attend the DCI and Highwa...

planning to participate in The third annual African VOIP Forum scheduled for Lagos from 19th to 23rd August 2006, it is a long time since my last visit to Lagos and I am looking forward to this visit see more details about VOIP forum at http://new.aitecafrica.com/node/309