Elections Project Scope
The West African Elections project is aimed at developing the capacity of the media in ICTs in order for them to use it as a tool for election coverage and the provision of elections information and knowledge for planned elections in Ghana, Cote d ‘lvoire, and Guinea from 2008 to 2009.
The sub levels of this project are :
- Training for senior editors, journalists and reporters
- Development and dissemination of Election Guide for the Media
- SMS/Mobile application in election coverage and monitoring
- Information and Knowledge Online Portal
- Knowledge products for the media
- Media Content Monitoring
The West African Elections Project is co-ordinated by the International Institute for ICT Journalism www.penplusbytes.org working hand in hand with key partners and with funding from Open Society Initiative for West Africa www.osiwa.org
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