Skip to main content

Penplusbytes, NRGI hold Intermediate open data training for Journalists and CSOs


Penplusbytes, in partnership with Natural Resource Governance Initiative (NRGI), will hold an intermediate data training workshop for 25 journalists and Civil Society Organisations working on extractive data in Ghana and beyond at the New Media Hub in Accra.

The training, which comes off of NRGI’s “Catalyzing Open Data for Extractives (CODEX)” programme, is expected to advance the skill set of participants’ in data cleaning, data organization, data visualization (online and offline) and infographics, story design and presentation.

NRGI’s introductory CODEX training, held for some selected journalists in Ghana in the first and second quarters of 2015, focused on data journalism training which helped build the capacity of participants with new set of data analysis skills, introducing them to new datasets, potential data points, and data presentation in extractives. As an outcome, participants gained basic data analysis skills such as data scraping, data organization, and graphical presentation using excel.

The intermediate Open Data training for Journalists and CSO’s is however aimed at further equipping participants with enhanced skills and tools useful for publishing data driven stories that spark informed debates as well as contribute to better reforms in the extractive sector.

Kwami Ahiabenu, II, Executive Director of Penplusbytes, said the programme is necessitated by the recognition that good management of extractive resources and revenues requires informed, responsive, and dynamic media to provide necessary oversight and inform the public about critical oil and gas issues.

He added that, “the lack of data and the requisite skills for analyzing them impacts negatively on key industry players – media and Civil society – and their ability to play an effective oversight role of the industry with their inability to tell the right story behind data.

The training participants are drawn from media organisations such as the Multimedia group, Daily Graphic, Daily Guide and the Ghana News Agency.

There will also be the participation from CSOs such as the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) whose membership includes the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Chamber of Mines.

On his part, Samuel Bekoe, Regional Associate at NRGI, said participants at the training’s end, will gain advanced skill set appropriate for organising different extractive data, analyse, and use visualizations and infographics to communicate complex information to the understanding of citizens.

“The workshops priority is in particularly strengthening participants’ skills and help leverage their extensive knowledge and experience for improved extractive sector governance,” he said.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CIMG holds strategic marketing conference

By: Fred Yaw Sarpong The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG)’s annual strategic marketing conference will take place at the Golden Tulip hotel in Accra between October 26 and 27, 2016. The conference is part of the institute’s mission to improve on the performance of marketers, professionals and administrators within corporate Ghana. The theme for the conference; “Democracy and National Cohesion: Marketing a new Political Paradigm.” Mr. Kwabena Akuamoah Agyekum, the Executive Director of CIMG said the conference seeks to promote the CIMG advocacy mission to impact on professional, corporate organizations and officialdom. He mentioned that four resource persons are billed to present papers over the two day event covering very exciting and insightful segments of the theme under the chairmanship of the Marketing Woman for Year 2015, Ms. Maidie Elizabeth Arkutu, Managing Director of Unilever and Dr. Doris Dartey, a Media Consultant. Mr. Agyekum said the speake...
Post a Comment
Read more

Vodafone Ghana gets new CEO

The Board of Directors of Vodafone Ghana have appointed Haris Broumidis as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). His appointment took effect from July 15, 2013. Haris Broumidis joined Vodafone in 2002 as the Marketing Director and Enterprise Unit Director in Vodafone Greece and moved on to Vodafone Albania as the CEO in 2007. Under his leadership, Vodafone Albania became the undisputable leader in the telecoms sector. In 2012, he joined Vodafone Group in its h eadquarters, London, as the Commercial Director for Europe. Among several other responsibilities he was tasked with the acceleration and implementation of Vodafone’s commercial priorities in European markets. He brings on board several years of experience and a winning strategy to strengthen Vodafone Ghana’s number two position in Ghana’s telecom market and also make it the undisputed leader for enterprise. Haris Broumidis is from Greece and studied Economics at the University of Athens. He pursued his MBA at the ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Barbering Salons, bridging the unemployment gap in Ghana

By: Fred Yaw Sarpong Barbering business in Ghana is money making venture, depending on the location of the shop. Various barbering shops scattered across the country charges according to the location of the shop. The nature and sustainability of every barbering shop depends on the location of the shop. The location will determine how much one can charge a customer for barbering his or her hair. Checks indicate that some barbering shops located at Spintex, East Legon and Osu Oxford street charges between GHc15.00 and GHc20.00 per hair cut. At South La Estate, it will cost a customer to pay GHc4.00 for hair cut, while one will have to pay GHc3.00 to barber his or her hair at a place like Nima, Maamobi and Mallam Gbawe. Royal Vulture Executive Barbering Salon is one of the biggest barbering salons one can locate within Accra. One is its shops is located at Madina, near Taxi rank while one is located at Accra New Town, near the Post Office. Customers at Madina pay GHc7.00 ...
7 comments
Read more