According to the United Nations (UN) “Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping poverty.” It should be no surprise then that one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is dedicated to education. SDG 4 is “to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all…” But in […]
TpISENT launches a new platform (https://tplearn.edu.sl) on Wednesday to help students in Sierra Leone obtain better passing scores in national and regional exams. Trained, experienced and qualified teachers develop and validate content. The tool will improve online teaching and learning in the post-COVID-19 era In recent years, the country has made gains in student enrollment, but the […]
Sustainable development requires the empowerment of women. UNWomen’s “Women’s Empowerment Principles are: Equality Means Business. Empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of life for women, men, families and communities” Women’s empowerment is incomplete without access to […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The increasing ability of machines to learn and act intelligently will absolutely transform our world. It is also the driving force behind many of the other trends on this list. The Internet of Things (IoT). This refers to the ever-growing number of “smart” devices and objects that are connected […]
Search Engine Optimization Techniques in 2019. User experience signals were HUGE in 2018 from a SEO ranking perspective and they are even more important in 2019 The internet is the wild west and your public facing website can be reached by any user (current clients, potential clients and people simply searching for answers) with access […]
OBizR is a location-based local business review, travel guide, and citizen-generated open data platform for Africa. “OBizR Sierra Leone” is the local guide to finding the best places to eat, shop, sleep, bank, drink, learn, exercise, relax, watch a game, buy medication, do business with the government, NGOs, and Foreign Missions in Sierra Leone. On […]
At present Sierra Leone is moving to reform its educational system to improve on student performance in public examinations, raise computer literacy beyond the current 2% and incorporate ICT courses at the tertiary level to meet the 21st Century workplace demand. The country’s education ministry and non-governmental organisations/institutions would like to see the establishment of computer labs in […]
I congratulate the Government of Sierra Leone for taking the bold step of creating websites for almost all Government Ministries, Institutions, Secretariats and Commissions. Some of us living in the Diaspora and at home have long been waiting to see it happen. I can now proudly talk more about Sierra Leone to strangers and refer […]
Joomla Security Primer I wish security was measured on a scale of 1 to 10. But it’s not a scale, instead, it’s considered by most security experts as a total philosophy, and a set of tools and actions. This does not mean it cannot be measured, and taking singling Joomla out is foolish. But looking […]
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