Online privacy guide for journalists debuts

It is not an easy time for journalists all over the world, especially with the discoveries of surveillance on citizens, which includes journalists and their sources. 

ECOWAS Network of Science Journalists hereby share a guide, written by a seasoned journalist to  guide and protect journalists' work and fulfill their mission.

The guide specifically authored for the benefits of online journalists focus on privacy and attendance.

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Ministers resolve to share data on Environment, Science, Natural Resources

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ITREALMS: Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNECA join forces on data...

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UNECA set to host data revolution in Africa

Introduction:

Setting the scene for a sustainable development agenda powered by Data Revolution in Africa

27 March 2015 to 29 March 2015

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Central Thoughts

On Africa:

The African integration agenda addresses three main areas: political, economical as well as social and cultural. For it to fully succeed, it requires not only quality statistical information but also harmonized data across time and space.

On Data:

Data are the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability. Without high-quality data providing the right information on the right things at the right time to the right people; designing, monitoring and evaluating effective policies becomes almost impossible.

On Revolution:

A fundamental change, turnaround and newness in systems, powers and organizational structures that happens in a very short time. They have occurred over time, bringing a shift in cultures, policies, governments and nations.

On Data Revolution:

The data revolution means more demand, more data, more communities, more usage, more results and more engagement – an inspiring vision of a world of fast-flowing data deployed for the public good, and of citizens and governments excited and empowered by the possibilities this creates.

On Data Revolution in Africa:

The process of bringing together diverse data communities to embrace a diverse range of data sources, tools, and innovative technologies, to provide disaggregated data for decision- making, service delivery and citizen engagement; and information for Africa to own its narrative.

On Data Communities:

A data community is a group of people who share a social, economic or professional interest in data production, management, dissemination and/or use.

Branches of science you must know

The main branches of science also referred to as "sciences", "scientific fields", or "scientific disciplines" are commonly divided into three major groups.

These comprise the natural sciences, which study natural phenomena including fundamental forces and biological life as well as formal sciences such as mathematics and logic, which use an a priori, as opposed to factual methodology, while the social sciences, is study of human behavior and societies.

For the Natural sciences and social sciences which are known as empirical sciences, which means the knowledge must be based on observable phenomena and be capable of being tested for its validity by other researchers working under the same conditions.

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History of science and technology in Africa

Science and technology in Africa has unfolded since the dawn of human history. 

The first evidence of tool use and tool making by our hominid ancestors is interred in valleys across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Currently, forty percent of African-born scientists live in OECD countries, predominantly NATO and EU countries. This has been described as an African brain drain.^[1]

Sub-Saharan African countries spent on average 0.3% of their GDP on S&T (Science and Technology) in 2007. This represents a combined increase from US$1.8bn in 2002 to US$2.8bn in 2007.

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