{"id":445017,"date":"2017-12-08T18:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/08\/technology-and-coding-can-build-and-sustain-our-economy-kojo-graham\/"},"modified":"2017-12-08T18:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:41:13","slug":"technology-and-coding-can-build-and-sustain-our-economy-kojo-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/08\/technology-and-coding-can-build-and-sustain-our-economy-kojo-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology and coding can build and sustain our economy \u2013 Kojo Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday,  8 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>atinkaonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/84769851.295.jpg\" alt=\"Tech Coding\" title=\"Tech Coding\" width=\"295\" height=\"148\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Graduates of the Kofi Annan ICT center<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512758473_177_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Nana Addo-led administration in its vision to bring economic developments to the populace make Ghana a financial hub, has stated clearly the need to digitise our systems.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a couple such initiatives; the Digital Addressing System, the Paperless Port, Ghana Card, Tax Stamp amongst others have been rolled out this year.<\/p>\n<p>It is in line with this vision that the Chairman of VASINtel, an IT oriented organisation and a licensed Value Added Service Provider, Kojo Graham, calls for the use of technology and coding to build and sustain our economy.<\/p>\n<p>Awarding attendance certificates to about 19 students of the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT who had successfully completed a 3-day training in Physical Computing and Coding, he explained that the idea is to introduce digital curriculum into the mainstream curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Coding is basically converting the words of a message into a code so as to convey meaning. Coding is what makes it possible to create computer software, apps, Operating System (OS), websites.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas, physical computing is connecting the software to external devices like LEDs or censors by programming them with a code. The students through the guidance of their tutors used the Raspberry Pi which is a single board computer and tiny in size. And at the end, the students developed ideas like the &#8220;motion sensor&#8221; which is connected to the Raspberry Pi that detects movement in room. It then sends a signal to turn a camera on for picture taking.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kojo Graham, in commending the students mentioned that through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) they seek to commercialised the noble ideas of the students. &#8221; It&#8217;s a pioneering experience for both students and sponsors\u2026.. hence VASINtel as a PPP will create platforms and give them exposure to develop their talents. And that their ideas can be commercialised in different ways&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tutors, Mr. Eric London and Shelly Thompson who are Co-Chairs of Stepping Stone Network explained that the students could use their work as basis and develop themselves into bigger assets.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Eric London pointed out that they at Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT intend to bring physical computing and coding into mainstream curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Shelly Thompson who was the main architect, remarked that the motion sensors developed can be used for alarms in our homes and offices and connect them to our cellular phones.<\/p>\n<p>The students also expressed their delight over their innovations and called for the state and institutions to make use of their projects.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 31 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Friday, 8 December 2017 Source: atinkaonline.com 2017-12-08 Graduates of the Kofi Annan ICT center The Nana Addo-led administration in its vision to bring economic developments to the populace make Ghana a financial hub, has stated clearly the need to digitise our systems. 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