Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

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About 30 journalists drawn from both print and electronic media in Ghana have participated in a day's workshop on Geospatial Science and Technology in Accra. The event, which was organized by the Africa Media Forum for Geo-information Systems (AMFGIS) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the International Institute of ICT Journalism (Penplusbytes), was under the theme, "Harnessing Geospatial Science and Technology for Socio-economic Development – The Role of Ghanaian Media." The workshop was aimed at educating journalists on the use of geospatial information in the newsroom by focusing on topics such as Introduction to Concepts of Geospatial Technologies, Case Studies of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Ghana with special emphasis on how to generate compelling stories. Kwami Ahiabenu II, Co-Chair of AMFGIS, stated that "Geospatial science and technology have a lot of ...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has established a forum aimed at enhancing the capacity of the media in the promotion, advocacy and awareness-creation of Geospatial Information Science (GIS) on the African continent. Geospatial Information Science refers to the technology used for the measurement, analysis and visualisation of features or spatial phenomenon occurrences. For instance, in the mining and oil sector, resources on the earth's surface require sophisticated technology to discover, extract and manage and since mining and   drilling of oil require accurate knowledge of the earth's surface and subsurface.   Geospatial technology is best suited for the exploration and extraction of mineral deposits. Again, projects such as roads and waterways require geospatial technologies for planning, construction and implementation. According to the UNECA, GIS and related disciplines are now commonly found as the drivi...

By Kwami Ahiabenu,II   Paper presented at 2ND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL RADIO AND OTHER ICTs TO SHARE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, INSTITUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, ACCRA, 2ND -3RD OCTOBER, 2012. Theme :  "Beyond the Hype: Innovative ICTs for supporting the African farmer"     Abstract In simple terms, e-agriculture articulates the application of Information and Communication Technologies ( ICTs) in agriculture not only for its current realized application but also its myriad of untapped potential with the focus on higher yield and better productivity leading to poverty reduction and wealth creation. Ghana ICTs applications in agriculture policy direction is set within the context of Ghana 's ICT for accelerated development policy ( ICT4AD ) with the vision of promoting the deployment and exploitation of ICTs to support the activities of the agriculture sector including the production, processing,...