A two- week workshop in on-line journalism for information officers of the Information Services Department (ISD) was opened on the 17th October 2007 at the Koforidua Polytechnic in the Eastern Region.
The workshop which is being organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation (MINO) in collaboration with the UNDP, brought together 40 information officers from the all ten regions of the country.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Chief Director of MINO, Mr. Albert A. Ampong, In his speech he stressed on the importance of ICTs and the Internet in the managment, packaging and the dissemination of information.
He was of the view that if journalists in the country could incorporate ICT tools in their profession, it would go a long way to assist in the timely dissemination of important information and hence help to curtail conflicts that arise sometimes due to lack of information and misinformation.
He explained that the workshop was a “Train – the – Trainer” programme under which participants will be expected to impart the skills and knowledge acquired to newly employed staff of ISD therefore urged the participants to take their training seriously.
In his welcome address, the co-ordinator of the programme, Mr Alphonse Doe Koblavie, Deputy Director in charge of IT Centre of the Information Services Department, observed that the information officers will work more effectively and efficiently if they upgraded their skills and knowledge in modern trends of mass communication using ICTs.
The workshop which is being organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation (MINO) in collaboration with the UNDP, brought together 40 information officers from the all ten regions of the country.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Chief Director of MINO, Mr. Albert A. Ampong, In his speech he stressed on the importance of ICTs and the Internet in the managment, packaging and the dissemination of information.
He was of the view that if journalists in the country could incorporate ICT tools in their profession, it would go a long way to assist in the timely dissemination of important information and hence help to curtail conflicts that arise sometimes due to lack of information and misinformation.
He explained that the workshop was a “Train – the – Trainer” programme under which participants will be expected to impart the skills and knowledge acquired to newly employed staff of ISD therefore urged the participants to take their training seriously.
In his welcome address, the co-ordinator of the programme, Mr Alphonse Doe Koblavie, Deputy Director in charge of IT Centre of the Information Services Department, observed that the information officers will work more effectively and efficiently if they upgraded their skills and knowledge in modern trends of mass communication using ICTs.
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