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The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change Pt III

The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change Pt III

  • July 14, 2021
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My earliest memory of Penplusbytes is a lunch meeting I had with Kwami Ahiabenu and Eric Osiakwan around 2003. Kwami…

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The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change Pt II

The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change Pt II

  • July 13, 2021
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The journey of twenty years of Penplusbytes started from very humble beginnings. We identified the need to support and train…

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The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change

The Penplusbytes Story Series – Celebrating 20 years of Change

  • July 12, 2021
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In the early 2000s, journalists worldwide had a problem – lack of skills, knowledge, and new digital technologies to enable…

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Penplusbytes celebrates 20th Anniversary

Penplusbytes celebrates 20th Anniversary

  • July 5, 2021
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Penplusbytes is 20 years old! From a start point of driving innovations in quality journalism through the use of new…

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VPNs and their usefulness: the case of Nigeria’s Twitter Ban

VPNs and their usefulness: the case of Nigeria’s Twitter Ban

  • June 7, 2021
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Have you ever connected to a public Wi-Fi network and wondered if someone, somewhere might be able to monitor your…

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Must You Always Speak? A Look At Fake News And Freedom Of Speech Amidst Covid-19

Must You Always Speak? A Look At Fake News And Freedom Of Speech Amidst Covid-19

  • May 17, 2021
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By Joyce Hilda Efia Aboagye The Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Article 19 stipulates that everyone has the right to…

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Penplusbytes Seeks Equitable Healthcare and Education for Citizens in Ghana And Mali

Penplusbytes Seeks Equitable Healthcare and Education for Citizens in Ghana And Mali

  • May 4, 2021
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Penplusbytes kicks off its Health Education and Resource Equity (H.E.R.E.) and Now project in Ghana and Mali on the back…

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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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The Upsurge of “work-cation” in a Pandemic

The Upsurge of “work-cation” in a Pandemic

  • April 12, 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic has popularized “work-cations” — going on a vacation, but working while there. Just because work-from-anywhere means we…

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New social media rules hold users accountable for behavior offline

New social media rules hold users accountable for behavior offline

  • April 8, 2021
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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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What’s Clubhouse, and how can you use it to report?

What’s Clubhouse, and how can you use it to report?

  • March 10, 2021
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You no longer need to write or share visuals to reach a large audience — now, you can just talk.…

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The year virtually everything went online

The year virtually everything went online

  • March 1, 2021
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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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Established on the 18th of July 2001, Penplusbytes is a not-for-profit organization driving change through innovations in three key areas: using new digital technologies to enable good governance and accountability, new media and innovations, and driving oversight for effective utilisation of mining, oil and gas revenue and resources.

Vision:

To be the leading institution for promoting effective governance using technology in Africa.

Mission:

Promoting effective governance by deploying technology that enhances participation. 

Strategy:

Penplusbytes is in the process of developing a new strategic plan through multi stakeholder engagements which has the following as objectives; leveraging technology & knowledge to enhance good governance, enabling the media, civil society and other stakeholders to use new digital tools and innovations, building a vibrant community of technology savvy advocates of good governance among others.

Values:  

The values and guiding principles that are promoted and staff of Penplusbytes must epitomise includes:

  • PROFESSIONALISM:  We are committed to excellence in providing the best possible services to our clients in a responsive and non-partisan way. We favour a collaborative approach in order to achieve sustainable results and added value.  
  • INGENUITY:  We seek and embrace new approaches for service delivery and strive to develop innovative solutions to address the challenges faced by our clients, while leveraging the experience, expertise and creativity of our staff and partners.
  • VALUING PEOPLE: We are respectful and fair with our colleagues, clients and partners while recognizing the importance of diversity and open communication.
  • HIGH STANDARDS:  We aim for excellence in service delivery and in all the work that we or our partners commit to do. We constantly apply new learning to the way we do things and apply resources to achieving outstanding results every time.
  • TRANSPARENCY:  We are transparent and accountable in the work that we do, applying the highest level of integrity and trust in dealing with all of our partners and clients. We accept individual and team responsibility for our actions and for the results of our projects and programs.
  • Promoting media pluralism and good governance in Africa using new digital technologies.

 

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