It is worrying to note that most people especially parents have been alarmed at the Momo Challenge on YouTube. Two weeks ago we published an article about the importance of the 21st Century Digital Literacy skills which includes News Literacy: ability to determine between fact and fiction and not to take news on face value… Continue reading How To React To Harmful Online Content
Tag: Digital Literacy
Reading For Progress: Text vrs Digital?
One of the five pillars of the Year of Reading concept being promoted by the Ghana Library Authority is LITERACY. The Oxford dictionary defines literacy as the ability to read and write. The key to literacy is reading development, a progression of skills which begins with the ability to understand spoken words and decode written words, and which… Continue reading Reading For Progress: Text vrs Digital?
Keep Your Online Profiles Anonymous
The Internet is increasingly becoming a dangerous place for children and young people whose online profiles often attract sexual predators, scammers and pedophiles, a reason for which Child Online Africa – COA promotes child protection, child wellbeing and digital literacy. The essence of what we do is to warn that personal information posted or used… Continue reading Keep Your Online Profiles Anonymous
J Initiative Launches New Identity
Child online safety advocacy organization, J Initiative has changed its identity to Child Online Africa (COA). The change is to reflect its continental focus and multi-country agenda, as well as to reflect the growing demand and interest in its services in the area of child online protection, child well-being and Digital literacy on the African… Continue reading J Initiative Launches New Identity
The Irony of Data Privacy in Ghana
Data privacy, also referred to as information privacy, is the aspect of information technology (IT) that deals with the preparedness of an organization or individual to decide what data about him/her in a computer system can be shared with third parties. The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the legislation which has replaced the Data… Continue reading The Irony of Data Privacy in Ghana
Child Protection in Ghana: Much Ado About Nothing?
After years of advocacy in child online protection, it has become pretty obvious that a lot of people do not see its relevance in child well-being. It has also become so clear that adults in general are ignoring the consequences and the downsides actions and innovations by them have on children and young people. It… Continue reading Child Protection in Ghana: Much Ado About Nothing?