Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

  The International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy   cordially invites you to a luncheon presentation entitled   "Using Technology to Promote Good Governance and Economic Transparency in West Africa"   featuring   Kwami Ahiabenu,II Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy   with comments by   Larry Diamond Founding Coeditor, Journal of Democracy and Co-chair, International Forum for Democratic Studies' Research Council, National Endowment for Democracy   moderated by   Christopher Walker International Forum for Democratic Studies   Thursday, May 30, 2013 12 noon – 2:00 p.m. (Lunch served 12:00–12:30 p.m.) 1025 F Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: 202-378-9675   In recent years, a majority of the 15 ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African...

A 13 -member Governing Council of the African University College of Communication (AUCC) has been inaugurated with Professor S.K.B. Asante as its chairman. Other members of the Council include Hon. Kojo Yankah, Mr. Tim Acquah-Hayford, Mrs. Emma Mitchell, Mr. James Kwamena Anaman, Mr.J.E. Allotey-Pappoe, Dr. Sam Dapaah, Mr. Kwami Ahiabenu, Nana Essilfie-Conduah, Mr. Kwesi Gyan Appenteng, Mr. Kwasi Osei, Ms Judith Aidoo and Madam Dorothy Gordon. In his inaugural address, Professor S.K.B. Asante said that the establishment of the Centre for Africana Studies by AUCC to complement the study of Communication was a laudable venture as it would enable the country to address the   high level of intellectual dishonesty associated with Africa's political history and socio-cultural institutions. He further stated that it had become imperative for Ghana to address the unfortunate deficit in the projection of a positive African personality as far as the trai...

It is my unenviable task to announce that Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), a non-profit educational corporation, has been dissolved. CPSR was launched in 1981 in Palo Alto, California, to question the computerization of war in the United States via the Strategic Computing Initiative to use artificial intelligence in war, and, soon after, the Strategic Defense Initiative — "Star Wars". Over the years CPSR evolved into a "big tent" organization that addressed a variety of computer-related areas including workplace issues, privacy, participatory design, freedom of information, community networks, and many others. Now, of course, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of organizations and movements that are concerned not only about the misuses of ICT by governments and corporations (and others) but also about trying to develop approaches that help communities work together to address issues related to econom...