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I have always believed that we need to talk about wealth creation instead of poverty alleviation, in Ghana, Africa and globally. Job creation is very important for wealth creation. It was really great when Bernard Avle recommend the GhanaThink Foundation to STAR-Ghana to work on an employment related project. The results of our discussions were Jobcamps - free networking forums bringing people together to discuss jobs and (un)employment Ghana. These were organized by the GhanaThink Foundation and funded by STAR-Ghana . These were organized in May 2018, workers’ month - from 9am to 2pm. I led the organization of Jobcamp Ghana , working with various local teams within the GhanaThink Foundation . It was fun doing this 'roadshow' and exploring public transport on a more personal level. The Jobcamps made me realise that we have too many small and medium scale entreprises in Ghana and not enough bigger companies that could employ hundreds of people. It was also clear tha...

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announces that the Nokia 7 plus has been selected as the Consumer Smartphone of the Year by the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). The EISA Awards are judged by the world’s largest independent panel comprising over 55 of the most respected specialist magazines and websites. They collectively praised the Nokia 7 plus for its striking design, powerful performance and impressive imaging capabilities, after testing it against stiff competition in one of the most sought-after categories at the awards.   Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global, says: “The Nokia 7 plus was designed to deliver everything we stand for as a company so we are absolutely thrilled to see that it resonates with industry experts. We strive to create smartphones with the perfect blend of power, photography features and stylish design across all price points. The Nokia 7 plus is the embodiment of our mission to deliver devices that are as bea...

Heard about #NokiaLovesAndroid?  Here's some new news that should make you love your new Nokia phones even more.  I'm loving mine. Addictive games can grab you. Be warned.  See a couple of screenshots taken with my Facebook camera. Snake Mask (front camera) Snake Real World (rear camera) Nokia classic, Snake, comes to Facebook’s new camera AR platform The iconic game is brought up to date on Facebook camera Introducing Snake Mask and Snake Real World – with multi player functionality Through augmented reality, fans can now transform into the iconic Snake and even stream it LIVE on their Facebook news feed To celebrate the new update YouTuber Matt Keck releases #imasnake2 to celebrate the new update. Matt claimed internet fame with his original hit video ‘I’m a snake’ in 2010 HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, brings the classic snake game up to date with augmented reality. Snake Mask and Snake Real World filters bring the iconic game to a new...

The 2018 Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program (GYSEP) finale is a celebration of social entreprise training In 2017, the GhanaThink Foundation organized the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GYSEC) in partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) - #GYSEC2017 . 20 budding social entrepreneurs were chosen out of 154 applications to learn, be trained, and compete. The trainees underwent a 2 month training period where they took an online course on Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking run by DOT. In 2018, GYSEC became the 4th program for GhanaThink after Barcamp Ghana , Junior Camp Ghana , Ghana Volunteer Program . It is referred to as the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program (GYSEP) . The team behind this program is made up of   Ato Ulzen-Appiah, Kofi Yeboah, Richmond Anane, Marian Adeaba, Maccharty Mac-Gbathy and Fawziyya Issah , who are all GhanaThink members. The crowning moment for GYSEP would be the finale on August 12, 2018 a...

I have been speaking about Responsibility all year. Barcamp Tamale is on it. See this tweet , that tweet , and another tweet . I was just in Tamale for the Ghana Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program - also run by GhanaThink , see #GYSEP2018 . I'd be in Tamale again for #bctamale ! Join us! It is a well-known fact that every successful country was built by responsible patriotic citizens. Countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Rwanda and many more, will not have successful stories to share today, but for the dedication and commitment of responsible citizens who work earnestly to contribute to National development. The Ghanaian youth have many challenges yet have the opportunity to transform these challenges into opportunities for Ghana to tell a better story in the future. This however, will remain a dream if the youth are not equipped with resources to aid this transformation process. A crucial element required for this is ‘Mindset Change’. Ho...