Summary day three

Time has elapsed and we have to part company and as  it is; is very sad to do the needful because of its briefness and while there is so much to do and learn from this course.
We have learned today to insert photos, tags and links for our stories. It is hard but we have managed to see the other side of publishing online.
We have seen how blog editing and update are done online.

Much as the training  is interesting it is our general belief that the time alloted is very little and we were in a rush. It is true to say most journos are not conversant with desk top publishing including the photo shopping  and picture cropping and thus at least every subject requires a full day to be conversant with and produce a meaningful product. A full week is the recommended time allotment. The course has just been an eye opener  and it will need further training to be meaningful to our news rooms. The  instructor tried his level best in a limited time.

SMART Kigali Project is  a deliberate hitech effort by Rwanda Government to empower the people of Rwanda  to access free internet services in Kigali via Wi-fi enabled devices as a move to speed up realization of the Vision 2020 development target to make the country become an East Africa hub and knowledge based economy to attract   Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Before it in 2008 it launched the much hyped “One Laptop per child initiative “ in schools . it has managed by 2013 to have supplied to 400 schools and have benefited more than 200,000 pupils.

The project is a public private partnership and in 2013 the Rwanda Government signed a contract with a South Korean company  to get everything in place and introduce the broadband technology of  4G LGE . Following this positive development the Association of hotels and restaurants owners joined the government effort by declaring that internet services will be wireless and free in Kigali.

The arrangement also included the government agencies and all public places in Kigali enjoyed the free services and was much hailed by the Director of ICT of Rwanda who claimed of better services to people through the internet.

The UN Broad Band Commission is skeptic of the overall success alleging that only 8 percent of Rwanda people benefitted by 2013 by having access.

Meanwhile, Information Minister Nsengumana is adamant saying that the connectivity is as important as water and electricity.

“High Tech Rwanda does not  take off every right to switch off plants and leave from Rwanda of the investors that got involved in the project,”said Nsengumana        in Ventures Magazine to underscore his confidence on the project success and impact made in the partners involved.

He chided the critics by comparing what Rwanda did and the neighbouring Kenya that is also vying to become the technology Hub  of Est Africa. It failed to realize the Konza TechCity despite launching its project two years in advance.

Successes

Following dramatic success the project has led to a bigger one called the Smart Rwanda Master

While business

SMART Rwanda Master Plan (2015 to 2020)

Tis booming with a lot of investors the Government of Rwanda seeks to provide better, faster and more secure services to all Rwandans.

This  requires  a  strong  move  towards  online  services,  better  protection  of  private  information,  more collaboration between government departments, and a change in public service culture. The future of government  ICT  is  not  just  about  technology.  It  is  also  about  how  the  government  uses  information

and  technology  to  deliver  better  services,  create  jobs  and  transform  the  Rwandan  society  and economy in a constantly changing environment.

Second day posting

As a summary on the second day we were instructed on how to establish a logical thinking and affirm  reliable sources of information so that we become confident in what we write or quote to our readers and audiences in whatever media we opt to persent our news.It all starts with the logical thinking as to what is the subject under discussion and find the reliable sources that can provide information by trailing the various links as we find them on the way and also the updated versions and finally settle on the current and the most reliable source.
The subject was interesting as it gives some insights on the subject under research on many parameters and that way provides some outlook from many angles on the subject under study. What is disturbing is sometimes the amount of available data that can be too much or less and you have the task of going around the subject that sometimes becomes tricky and unassuming.
Progressing on the assignments we tracked as to which is the fourth tallest mountain in Tanzania,what President Magufu;li spoke in Arusha by establishing the relevant quotes and the location of the Finnish Embassy in Tanzania. We also learnt the effective use of right click to get the news links by using the control F to get proper news source.
On the mountain we found the reports were not very clear as there was no authority on the sources and we had to seek some other knowledge as it was shown that the Luhombero mountain in Iringa was the fourth by having 2596 metres but after scrutiny the Oldonyo L'engai emerged the fourth by having 3188 metres since the mountrain is active and thus growing; the authorities have failed to update the data.
On President Magufuli we failed to get the exact quotes because he spoke in Kiswahili and the internet sources through Global Publishers proved defective by having poor translations and thus unreliable. We opted to leave the attempt and when tutor tried the Custom Range it failed to deliver.
The Finnish embassy location we failed to get as it was deliberately removed in the net for obvious reasons  on as anti terrorism measure but we failed to get it even at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dar es Salaam website. We did not search from Helsinki Ministry that was a grave mistake! On assignment of the population of Finland it was a straight forward job and quite up to date to the hour.

FIRST DAY

This is a summary of what transpired on the frist day of the classes. We learned about investigative journalism including its definition content and context. then we were taught how to establish a blog by titling it, and  posting, on the net, publishing and saving on the net. The texting should be given subject  name for identity and also some comments can be inserted by myself on getting more information.

Introduction

My name is Shermarx Ngahemera I;m a journalist interested in economic matters and bussiness. I work at New Habari (2006). This week I will be at Hotel De Mag attending a Seminar on Internet Investigative  Journaism . I expect to learn about much of the modern technics on investigations using the growing tool of the internet.
It is going to be a hectic week and hopefully will take me to another levels on investigations.

You are aware that economy is the heart and soul of the country. Every one should be knowledgeable on it because without it life becomes awkward. Whatever one attempts to improve oneself should be cognizant of this basic fact that the economy is everything that determines one's occupation and well being.
To survive one needs an occupation and profession.
There are many types of economic activities that make economies tick and their categories are classified according to their level of growth. We have basic economy that include agriculture, then industrial followed by tertiary economy.