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Kwami R. Ahiabenu Selected publications and conferences

Kwami R. Ahiabenu Selected publications and conferences 


  1. 2020: Do Manifesto Matter : A study into how political parties use manifestos as an anti-corruption tool in Ghana (Penplusbytes)

  2. 2018: “Is International Media Reporting Holding Back Africa? Analyzing the problems with the coverage of Africa and proposing some solutions (Ford Foundation)
  3.  2018: “Media Perspectives on Fake News in Ghana” (Penplusbytes)
  4. 2018 : “Public sector ICT deployment in Ghana – a case study of National Information Technology Agency "Paper submitted to 10th International Applied Research Conference, ( Koforidua Technical University,Ghana)
  5. 2018: Defining Internet Universality Indicators: a Step Towards Internet Development and Policy World Press Freedom Ghana (2-3 May 2018, UNESCO)
  6. 2017: Creating Markets and Livelihoods Doing What you Love to Do! Making Media a Pathway to EmploymentCanada-IFC Africa Program Youth VideographyInitiative Training Program (24th August 2017, Accra-Ghana) Facilitated a Session.
  7. 2017: “Using ICTs to increase citizens’ monitoring of health services delivery 9th Annual ICT4D Conference, from Innovation to Impact” (Hyderabad, Telangana, India May 15-18, 2017)
  8. 2017: How can technology support social accountability? Case Study: Tech driven social accountability for results project Regional Learning Workshop on Social Accountability (Open Society for West Africa(OSIWA) and FORD Foundation, 20 - 23 February 2017,Accra-Ghana)
  9. 2016: Terrorism and social media (4th Africa Media and Democracy Conference, Media Democracy and Security, 25-26 August 2016 Accra – Ghana) 
  10. 2016: Social Media and Elections( 2016 Highway Africa, The Internet & The Media: celebrations, reflection, the future, 28-19 August Grahamstown, South Africa)
  11. 2016: Online news business in Ghana: opportunities and challenges Research Paper
  12. 2016: Promoting Effective Governance Using Technology (ICT4D 2016 from innovation to impact UsingTechnology to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals May 16-19, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya)
  13. 2016 : Using ICTs as tool for effective health delivery ( Research Paper)
  14. 2013 : Digital Technologies and the Evolving African Newsroom : Mapping the impact of new digital technologies on newsrooms in Ghana (unpublished)
  15. 2013 : “Using Technology to Promote Good Governance and Economic Transparency in West Africa”(National Endowment for Democracy,USA)
  16. 2013 : ICTs influence on changing the face of elections in Ghana: myth or reality?
  17. 2010: Training Guide on information, knowledge sharing facilitated by social online tools for Focuss Info
  18. Initiative of the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands.
  19. 2005: Banking Transactional Convergence: A case study of electronic payment systems in Ghana. Dissertation
  20. submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Masters Degree in Business Administration.
  21. 2003: “Public-private partnerships for ICT development: the Ghanaian experience”. Paper published by Capacity.org
  22. 2003: Ghana - Rapid Growth In Internet Use Despite Cost Constraints published by Balancing Act Africa
  23. 2003: Participated in UN Economic Commission on Africa baseline study on ICTs and Media in Africa.Study report, to serve as input into the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).
  24. 1998: Research Work: “Psychological and Health Implications of Computers on Users” Dissertation Submittedin Partial Fulfillment of BA (Social Science) degree in Psychology
  25. 1996: Computer Now (ISBN 9988-7792-0-8) Introduction to Computers booklet



 Highlighted Articles

• Beyond the Bank: The Rise of Mobile Money in Ghana

• E-Banking in Ghana - Prospects and challenges

• This is how technology is changing the taxation industry

• What is 'over the top' service?

• How can e-justice make a difference in justice delivery?

• Ghana's software industry - Take off or take flight

• Understanding the Internet of money — Bitcoin

• Can ICTs transform Ghana's agricultural sector?

• Strategies for fighting cybercrime

• How to bypass electronic communication censorship

• Beyond the surface Internet: Understanding the dark web


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