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Penplusbytes’ Climate Crisis Journalism Project to Train Journalists on Climate Change Reporting

Penplusbytes’ Climate Crisis Journalism Project to Train Journalists on Climate Change Reporting

  • January 19, 2023
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The African continent faces major environmental challenges linked to climate change and Ghana is not left out as can be…

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The AI Software taking the internet by a storm – ChatGPT

The AI Software taking the internet by a storm – ChatGPT

  • January 18, 2023
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ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot launched by OpenAI, a research laboratory in California in November 2022. It is…

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Penplusbytes to host maiden Africa Cybersecurity Summit for Non-profits

Penplusbytes to host maiden Africa Cybersecurity Summit for Non-profits

  • December 5, 2022
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The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in any developing country and society cannot be underestimated. Despite NGOs’ critical role in…

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Penplusbytes to host CSOs and government agencies on social protection in Ghana

Penplusbytes to host CSOs and government agencies on social protection in Ghana

  • August 19, 2022
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Poor governance, weak institutions, systemic corruption, and inadequate budgetary allocation make access to health and education services in Ghana a…

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21 years of Catalysing Innovations across Networks and Communities

21 years of Catalysing Innovations across Networks and Communities

  • July 27, 2022
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Let’s use a time machine and travel back to the year 2001. When we leave the machine, we enter a…

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Penplusbytes inaugurates Community Monitoring Groups in Ghana and Mali

Penplusbytes inaugurates Community Monitoring Groups in Ghana and Mali

  • June 13, 2022
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Penplusbytes with funding from the Open Society initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is delivering the 2-year “Here and Now” project…

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Here’s a new favorite social media app to try out – BeReal

Here’s a new favorite social media app to try out – BeReal

  • April 12, 2022
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What is new? A social media app with no filters, BeReal, the trending new social media app, gives users a…

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Twitter chooses Ghana as host for its first African Office

Twitter chooses Ghana as host for its first African Office

  • April 13, 2021
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Global social media company, Twitter has established its first physical presence on the African continent in Ghana. The company says…

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New social media rules hold users accountable for behavior offline

New social media rules hold users accountable for behavior offline

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New rules from tech companies are making it harder for users with sketchy reputations in the real world to become…

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The year virtually everything went online

The year virtually everything went online

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2020 was a year like no other and 2021 proves this. For many middle-class Ghanaian families, a typical day right…

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Penplusbytes set to deploy #GhanaElections 2020 Early Warning System

Penplusbytes set to deploy #GhanaElections 2020 Early Warning System

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COVID-19 has to a large extent moved Ghana’s elections campaign from the usual mass rallies and offline canvassing channels to…

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Penplusbytes leads partners to mark 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy week in Ghana

Penplusbytes leads partners to mark 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy week in Ghana

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The Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is commemorated annually in October and is a major occasion for stakeholders…

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