Developing a digital literate society: The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) with its partners Codie it!, and TinkerToys, from Leipzig, Germany on 3rd May 2021 successfully launched its Digital Design and Creative Coding Hub in Accra. The event had a splendid setup, hosting about 35 children with their parents,...
COVID-19 brought the world to its knees, but one country defied all odds and was the first to gradually open up for business - and so when the opportunity from Emirates came for a trip to savor life after lockdown, I gladly obliged. Dubai was established in the 18th century...
Ghana has taken delivery of some 50 tonnes (2,500 crates) of dates, which were handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Accra, part of which is expected to be given to the Muslim community in Ghana. Ambassador Martha Ama Akyaa...
“What is research but a blind date with knowledge?” - Will Harvey In the market research industry, data quality is everything.  Data quality needs to be a top priority; everything relies on it.  Putting your energy into monitoring the quality of your data will help ensure the quality of your...
Director of First Impressions! I first came across this designation in the book “DOUBLE DOUBLE: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less”. The author Cameron Herold stated that he hired someone for the position of Director of First Impressions when he was the president of...
Productivity is not only doing more work. It was only after 7 years into my leadership career that I came to fully appreciate the meaning of productivity. I was managing a fairly large team, and it was safe to say that they were a sufficient number for the amount...
Many people have viewed economics as just a subject studied to satisfy academic requirements, obtain degrees and certificates and secure jobs. Many students have been scared by the subject’s mathematical and analytical features leading to their dislike. Also, the poor conditions in developing nations have contributed to making economics...
The only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic is to immunize enough people worldwide. The slogan “no one is safe until we are all safe” captures the epidemiological reality we face. Outbreaks anywhere could spawn a SARS-CoV-2 variant that is resistant to vaccines, forcing us all back into some...
The past year has been very challenging - from the stress of living through a global pandemic to the various lockdown restrictions that have kept us indoors. But, amid this tough phase, we have also witnessed moments worth celebrating. In the past few months, we saw Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala become both...
“Too many security officers live day to day. They just want to be treated with dignity” ---John Wilson  Dear Readers, please read this post carefully. It went viral on social media a  few yeara ago. After reading it, I started feeling guilty about some of the issues involved because most...