Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

Kwami Ahiabenu The history of policing dates back to 1829 when Sir Robert Peel established the first Metropolitan Police Services in London. Over time, the Police Service has grown into an established entity in every country. Today, a concept known as digital policing has emerged, much in alignment with the world’s heavy reliance on digital tools. More and more citizens, for instance, expect to be able to access the services of the Police on a daily basis, online, via social media or through messaging systems in the same way they access banking services or receive medical advisory services online. As these high volumes of transactions take place online, there is increased digital or cybercrime recorded, leaving a trail of digital evidence which the Police Service needs to effectively analyse and utilise as they hunt criminals, reduce conflicts and proactively prevent crime. Digital policing can be described as the willingness of the police to respond and ...

    Date: Jul 29 , 2019 , 16:51 BY: Kwami Ahiabenu       Ridesharing, also known as carpooling or shared taxis, connotes a means of transportation which allows a number of persons to make use of the same car, truck, van or vehicle to get to the same or nearby destination. People have been doing this for centuries, actually since 1605 when horses and carriages were booked to be shared by rich individuals.   What is new is the rise of transport network companies (TNC) which are introducing new digital technologies; ride sharing apps. Ride Sharing App services help riders arrange one-time shared rides on demand usually through mobile apps. At the heart of ridesharing services are three key technologies; Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation, which enables drivers to connect to prospective passengers, devices such as smart phones or tablets, and mobile application software which ensure the system works flawles...

By Kwami Ahiabenu    If you have ever visited an online platform or website and you are faced with countless frustrations; poor system functionality, multiple clicks that don’t get you the information you require and a generally unfriendly space, then you are experiencing a website or online platform which has not been built with User Experience Design (UX) thinking. If you have ever visited an online platform or website and you are faced with countless frustrations; poor system functionality, multiple clicks that don’t get you the information you require and a generally unfriendly space, then you are experiencing a website or online platform which has not been built with User Experience Design (UX) thinking. The site’s poor User Interface Design points to the fact that User Experience Testing was probably skipped. What is user testing? User testing can be described as a mechanism used in online design processes to ensure that prod...

Online security is a complex venture since it is made up of a number of many moving parts such as people, processes, systems, hardware, software and knowledge. However, it is critical in today’s highly connected society.   The idea of online security is to provide users at all levels with some safety when they operate in an online environment by ensuring that their system and data is protected from unauthorised modification. Just by logging on to the Internet, a user is exposed to countless risks ranging from attempts to steal personal information, receiving a deluge of unwanted emails(spams) or the take-over of a users’ computer to launch cyber-attacks on other computers or network. A firewall is designed as a first line of defence to provide security for users by preventing unauthorised access to a computer, networks, devices, or private network such as intranets. As a security system, firewall work by constantly monitoring and controllin...

Kwami Ahiabenu Bots are in most technologies we make use of. They are not easily discernable but they are running in the background either doing something good like making your online experience better or something as covert as distributing unwanted messages in huge volumes; spamming. Although technologies which simulate human dialogue with a computer or other devices are not new, they are over 50 years. This is increasingly becoming popular and trendy. Computing is more and more turning to the automation of tasks which are structurally repetitive and time-consuming, or impossible for humans to undertake. A common tool used in this way are bots, also known web robots, web crawlers, spiders or chatbots. What can bots do? Bots can be used for good and bad applications. When you send a message to order a product or service and process variety of customer service requests without the intervention of a human being, you are making use of a good bot without realising it. These bots index se...

It can be used for good and quite often some very ugly things. For organised religion, technology, including the Internet, social media and mobile telephone have become an indispensable tool to spread their messages. My church history tells me that during the early days of evangelism to West Africa, a lot of missionaries lost their lives due to a myriad of factors including malaria, dysentery and heat strokes. Fast forward to today, missionaries and others who want to spread the faith need only to harness the power of new digital technologies and they can do massive evangelism without leaving their home countries or indeed the comfort of their homes. The use of mass media for evangelism is well documented. It is limited since it is a one-way communication tool. With the advent of information and communication technologies, most religious groups now use new media to complement the use of traditional media in the field. It is now common place for churches, pastors, priests and other lead...