Artificial Intelligence, Democracy and ElectionsSource: Google Introduction The world is constantly evolving amid the rapid rise in digital revolution, and in recent times, Artificial Inte… Read More

 Penplusbytes’ Climate Crisis Journalism Project to Train Journalists on Climate Change ReportingThe African continent faces major environmental challenges linked to climate chang… Read More

ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot launched by OpenAI, a research laboratory in California in November 2022. It is built on top of OpenAI's GPT-3 family of large langu… Read More

The Cyber Security Authority says it has commenced processes to start licensing cybersecurity providers, cybersecurity establishments and the accreditation of cybersecurity professionals. Th… Read More

The acting Director General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Dr. Albert Antwi-Bosaiako says Ghana recorded 431 cybersecurity incidents out of a total of 9,769 contacts at the end of th… Read More

Poor governance, weak institutions, systemic corruption, and inadequate budgetary allocation make access to health and education services in Ghana a critical problem especially for vulnerabl… Read More

Let’s use a time machine and travel back to the year 2001. When we leave the machine, we enter a world in which smartphones do not yet exist. Windows XP has just been launched and a fi… Read More

 Corruption in Ghana - People's Experiences & ViewsThe next time you talk to a public officer, it is quite probable he/she got his/her job as a result of nepotism or bribery.“… Read More

  Twitter chooses Ghana as host for its first African Office Global social media company, Twitter has established its first physical presence on the African continent in Ghana. The comp… Read More

   2020 was a year like no other and 2021 proves this. For many middle-class Ghanaian families, a typical day right now may look something like this: Roll out of bed and check the… Read More

The Electoral Commission (EC) has now settled on December 17, this year for the referendum on the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).Earlier, the EC h… Read More

How Technology is helping solve civic challengesTechnology is allowing citizens around the world to participate in solving local, national, and global problems.The emergence of ICTs has tran… Read More

Disinformation and JournalismThe news media landscape has changed dramatically over the past decades. Through digital sources, there has been a tremendous increase in the reach of journalism… Read More

To begin with, the Commission is worried that its IT staff do not have administrative rights to passwords to access the biometric database gathered through Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)… Read More

The former Ghanaian president is demanding the EC makes full disclosure of the report of investigations into the hacking of its IT system on Election Day on December 7, 2016.“If they h… Read More

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the financial accounts of all political parties, marking a significant step towards transparency, probity and accountability.The release of the sta… Read More

The newly appointed chairman of parliament’s government assurance committee, Collins Owusu Amankwah has resolved to hold government functionaries including ministers, members of parlia… Read More

The Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu has assured Ghanaians that the country will not return to the dark days of dumsor under the watch of President Nana Akufo-Addo.According to him, the rec… Read More

Nigeria Decides or Indecisive Nigeria? – A Comprehensive AnalysisBy Juliet A. AmoahAn Anti-ClimaxNigeria is a country of many things, hugely successful writers, impressive academics, p… Read More

Accessibility of Public Places and Death Trap Ramps‘’Some of these ramps  are simply death traps”, Patience Atuah , a  physically  challenged journalist with… Read More

African Digital Media Awards 2018 – Call for entriesRegistration for the prestigious 2018 African Digital Media Awards has opened and WAN-IFRA is calling for entries from Africa media… Read More

Instagram and Journalism- the trend and possibilitiesIn our fast-paced digital world, social networking is taking over as the primary way most people receive information. Instagram, one of t… Read More

Applications Open for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African Journalists Read More

“Stop The Stigma”– Albinos Beg                        &nb… Read More

Anti-corruption Conference offers FellowshipsThe 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) is seeking candidates for its Young Journalists (YJ) Initiative. Selected journali… Read More

Penplusbytes’ African Elections Project covers Zimbabwe Elections using new Digital ToolsPenplusbytes’ African Elections Project (AEP) http://www.africanelections.orgis providing… Read More

DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA“Everybody would be a reporter. Facts and opinions would flow without intervention, and most definitely without the blessing of journalistic ga… Read More

17 years of deploying tech for effective governance in Africa – A statement by the Executive Director On 18th July 2001, the founding members of Penplusbytes birthed their dream i… Read More

Kumasi– Thursday 28th June 2018Following the successful launch of the Penplusbytes’ (www.penplusbytes.org) METOGU! Study findings on Anti-corruption in Accra, the project team… Read More

Accra – Monday, 18th June 2018Penplusbytes’ (www.penplusbytes.org ) METOGU! Study findings on Anti-corruption indicates, some Ghanaians hold a perception that government’s… Read More

Takoradi – Thursday 4th July 2018Penplusbytes anti-corruption train will make a stop in the Western Regional Capital of Takoradi on Thursday 4 July 2018 where the project team will pro… Read More

Penplusbytes July Tech Salon: How can Ghana protect herself from Cyber-attacks?This July, the Accra TechSalon hosted by Penplusbytes focused on Cyber Security in Ghana; the chances of Ghanai… Read More

Placing a searchlight on Ghana’s mediaThis week, Ghana hosted the world’s media to deliberate on press freedom, in an annual celebration known as World Press Freedom Day. Through… Read More

How Fake News Is Creating Alternative Realities: A New Study Reveals Debunking Fake News Needs Innovative StrategiesA debut study by Penplusbytes www.penplusbytes.orgon Fake News in Ghana ha… Read More

Media Coalition Set to Engage Citizens on the ills Of GalamseyAs part of efforts to stimulate community and institutional ownership of the sustained campaign against galamsey, The Media Coal… Read More

Parliament Calls For Contributions To The Right To Information BillThe Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is inviting memoranda and contributions to t… Read More

Call for Proposal from GARDJA MembersThe Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), with support from UTZ/Rainforest Alliance proudly announces the addition o… Read More

Exercising discretion on social media should be common sense, but people often fail to recognize the shock waves their behavior can produce.We tend to view social media sites as safe havens… Read More

So you bought that new iPhone. If you are like the typical owner, you’ll be pulling your phone out and using it some 80 times a day, according to data Apple collect… Read More

Failure is not the alternative to success. It’s something to be avoided, but it’s also only a temporary setback on a bigger, more significant course. Everybody encounters fa… Read More

Manchester will change its name to Womanchester to mark International Women’s Day (March 8) and remind the world that it is the birthplace of innovation and progress.Everyone in Greate… Read More

It is sixty-one years today since our nation Ghana won her independence, and it is fitting that we should gather to celebrate the anniversary of this special day.I extend, on behalf of all G… Read More

 How Innovations support better Public Service Provision in GhanaThe Government of Ghana has launched a number of innovative systems in public service delivery such as paperless system… Read More

Journalists from across the African continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from Africa.The winner will spend three months at the BBC hea… Read More

Lawyers representing former President and standard bearer emeritus of the Unity Party (UP) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have filed a lawsuit against former vice president and standard bearer of the… Read More

Key findings from the monitoring report indicate revenue management and local content  as topical issues  with revenue management issues dominating coverage of Ghana’s oil an… Read More

This world is the one thing we all have in common! By working together, we can achieve great good things for the future of humanity. Change for social good, however, is an everyday endeavor… Read More

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to invite youth-led organizations to apply for the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). The call is open to organi… Read More

Penplusbytes www.reportingoilandgas.org commends the Petroleum Commission, for the launch of the Petroleum Register in accordance with section 56 of the Petroleum (Exploration and… Read More

Monrovia – I’m squeezing near the plinth of a platform set up for journalists to get view of the podium where Liberia’s most important politicians and foreign heads of… Read More