Ghana Events

Below are details of some recent events run by INASP and local partners

For more information on these workshops, or to download training materials, see the Training Activities and Materials page.

BMO: Sensitisation workshop, September, 2010
Finding and Using Scientific Information, June 2010
Training the trainer in Information Literacy, January 2009

Bandwidth Management and Optimisation (BMO): sensitisation workshop, Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology (KNUST),Kumasi, 27-28 September 2010

Participants attending came from the six colleges of KNUST and were made up of IT, administration and faculty staff.  Aiming to highlight issues associated with bandwidth management the objectives were to:

  • sensitise network administrators and researchers on the effective utilisation of the internet bandwidth
  • develop and make available simple tools and strategies to improve and maximise available bandwidth capacity
  • support researchers to access and usage to e-resources by provision of enhanced ICT environment at participating institutions

The enthusiasm with which the participants readily supported and even recommended means to stringently monitor the users online showed participants appreciated the problems associated with bandwidth acquisition and management. "I have gained knowledge on how some sites take up more bandwidth than others", "I have learnt how to optimize use of the limited bandwidth", "I have gained insight into the work and challenges of the IT personnel" and "I now understand why buying more bandwidth will not be solution to the speed of access" Initiated and implemented by two participants of a previous bandwidth management training workshop - Abednego  Corletey  and  Richard Lamptey, this event was supported with a grant received through the INASP Small Grant Scheme.

Finding and Using Scientific Information, Parliaments of Ghana and Sierra Leone, Ghana, 14-18 June, 2010

This Training of Trainers workshop was held for staff from the Parliaments of Ghana and Sierra Leone. The facilitation team included experts from Kenya, Ghana and Zambia. The aim of the workshop was to build the capacity of parliamentary staff to: understand how scientific research is carried out; to search effectively online for appropriate scientific information; and to evaluate the accuracy, relevance and bias of information. In addition, the workshop supported the participants to organise future in-country training events for other parliamentary staff and Members of Parliament.

"I have attended a number of workshops but this one is the one which has been the most interactive and this one is the one that has made us most elated because now we are going to implement change." Participant, Parliament of Sierra Leone

Training the trainer in Information Literacy, University of Education Winneba, Ghana, 14-16 January 2009

The event attracted 38 participants from a number of Information Literacy, Ghana, January 2009CARLIGH institutions, including KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Central University College, University of Ghana Legon, Maranatha University College, Regional Maritime University, University of Mines and Technology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Telecom University College, Presbyterian University College, and the University of Education Winneba. Participants found the workshop extremely useful, coming away with the realisation that user education must include information literacy as well as computer literacy, that information needs to be evaluated critically and used effectively, and that discussion with faculty is necessary if information literacy training is to be included within the broader university curriculum.