https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:50:52 +0000 Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:07 +0000 https://www.liberianobserver.com/church-moral-conscience-society-part-five The weakness of the Church today, some advice to it In this series on Church and State relations, we today conclude with a look at some of the failures of the Church today and will proffer some remedies. The series has been examining the primary role and responsibility of the Church to the… 08701b07-67f6-458c-b1cc-ad6de323f4a0 Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:07 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ai-journalism-how-can-journalists-benefit I still remember vividly when Prue Clarke, co-founder and executive director for New Narratives, asked during a Workshop in 2022 about ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot that helps users by giving commands.  “What are you thinking about ChatGPT,” she asked the… tmehnpaine@gmail.com (Tina S. Mehnpaine) eafb78fe-8c11-44bc-8c5f-f04255619719 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:33:48 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/csquared-marks-significant-milestone-advancing-liberias-digital-connectivity Monrovia, Liberia — January 24, 2024 — CSquared, a leading Pan-African technology company committed to fostering digital connectivity across Africa, yesterday celebrated a key achievement in its mission to bridge the digital divide in Liberia. With a population of 5.2 million, Liberia… b7eb71c6-639d-4a09-aecb-8778dca95d5a Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:09:07 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/student-spotlight-paye-kialain-uses-data-empower By Shefali Sinha, SolarSPELL Communications Intern SU23 SolarSPELL is an ever-growing organization which mobilizes the unique individual insights of approximately 100 students annually from ASU and other universities worldwide. They work together on software development,… d7ff5e20-d92b-4ef3-8211-bb3b6921b51b Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:37:36 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-five-ecowas-member-states-sign-mou-development-amilcar-cabral-submarine-telecommunications   9533ceb0-d039-427d-92ed-3a0d19e39e92 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:39:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/creating-awareness-artificial-intelligence-liberia It often pains me to say that Liberia has a traditional tendency to play catch-up when it comes to adopting Information and Communications Technologies ( ICTs). Incontrovertibly, this “tendency” of late adoption is a result of past and existing national social and economic challenges.… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 5a85af6d-a49d-496d-ad8a-5d5086d4f03b Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:48:39 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/one-stop-online-government A Paradigm Shift in How Government Delivers Services and Information to “Customers of Public Administration” The expansion of the internet and its accompanying technologies has brought both increased efficiency and new methods of communication. Since its (internet) advent, governments around… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) b01f2bb2-8ce3-4168-ae89-b7a0a1c592e4 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:08:24 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ict-liberia-review-2021-and-forecast-year-2022 Since 2009 we have had the honor and privilege of writing the Science and Technology Column for the Liberia Daily Observer. Along the way, two things have become traditional: A Review of the “ended” year, and a Forecast of the new year. The former is usually done on the last Tuesday of the… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 40aac44a-0adc-4963-8a19-a544b4d5a567 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:12:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/reviving-our-agriculture-sector-might-require-aggressive-inclusion-icts A while ago, I wrote a post on my Facebook page regarding the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in Agriculture. I began that post by asking the following question: "Are we going to have a problem getting people to go back to the soil?" That question was based on an… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 43f1b370-f882-4575-b433-9d04d41caf25 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:58:30 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/driving-education-research-and-innovation-liberia-lrren-liberia-research-and-education-network In September of 2018, heads of various Liberian universities and colleges converged at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MoPT) to discuss the establishment of a National Research and Education Network (NREN) in Liberia. Subsequently, on December 13, 2018, the… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 59ea4285-be9b-4e1b-ac30-57485b507f3c Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:01:36 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/symbols-disabilities By Lovett Michael Weah and Tarlee A. Nuahn Disabilities are divided into two major groups; visible and invisible disabilities. Visible disabilities can be seen with the physical eye. For example, a wheelchair user is easily recognized as a PWD. On the other hand, invisible disabilities can… michaelweah@williettesafehouse.com (Williette Safehouse) 82d19b9c-d2dc-4068-9ede-0dca4633c4b8 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 04:08:50 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/disability-and-technology By Lovett Michael Weah & Tarlee A. Nuahn Have you wondered how a visually impaired/blind person uses smartphones and computers? Did you know that a deaf/hard-of-hearing person can still hear? All these are possible through the power of assistive technology. What is assistive… michaelweah@williettesafehouse.com (Williette Safehouse) 741c2312-12d2-4f3c-a441-9053cbd4cc11 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:30:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/current-and-future-roles-it-department Information Technology (IT) involves the study, design, development, implementation, and the support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware, for the purpose of converting, storing, protecting, processing, transmitting,… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) f18c9e0e-8cd6-4669-92be-720148496014 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:04:43 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/church-moral-conscience-society-part-2 Last week we introduced a series examining the necessity and yet complex nature of Church and state relations. It was emphasized that the Church has a spiritual (Matthew 5:13-14) and moral responsibility to be a catalyst, a force for good for all of society. Then the introductory article… 9a611c55-4282-4b79-90de-2ace31d86691 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:50:47 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/power-abuse-mind-person-disability By Lovett Michael Weah & Tarlee A. Nuahn Have you thought of why some students with disabilities strive for excellence in school? Have you thought of why PWDs are reduced to street begging? Have you considered why some PWDs refrain from making friends even though their hearts long to do… michaelweah@williettesafehouse.com (Williette Safehouse) f9e5941a-af25-49f8-8581-42467ffb3868 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:42:18 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/achieve-digital-economy-counties-should-have-their-own-chief-information-officers-cios-champion-0 I have learned that each county in Liberia has at least one individual who champions specific sectors of the nation.  These individuals are representatives of various ministries and agencies assigned to those counties.  There is a County Education Officer (CEO), a County… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) f1f44ddf-aab9-4b17-a45b-41adeda0e30f Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:28:31 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/williettes-voice-williette-safehouse-liberia-disability-not-inability-make-impact Have you thought of how persons with disabilities (PWDs) lived and survived through those cruel years of the Liberian civil war? Did you know that the civil war is a major cause of disabilities and increment in the number of PWDs?  You might want to read this article to find out… michaelweah@williettesafehouse.com (Williette Safehouse) 4bd3b86e-02b4-4d14-ae2c-bcb58e4b161e Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:24:08 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/dangers-neglect-and-benefits-inclusion By Lovett Michael Weah & Tarlee A. Nuahn Many persons with disabilities, one way or the other, experience different forms of neglect, either from the family, the community, the school, worship centers, or the national government. It is worth noting that the problem mentioned above is not… michaelweah@williettesafehouse.com (Williette Safehouse) 964dc881-d5f9-4a79-9f84-2dfedc2c362d Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:30:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/government-and-other-institutions-should-not-use-public-email-gmail-or-yahoo-official-communication They should use institutional email accounts instead! A few months ago, I tried to register for a course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at a renowned university in the USA, using my GMAIL account. During the registration process, I was asked to enter my institution of… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) a5907d07-efb1-416d-a25a-2f8b46cc6892 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:20:06 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/achieve-digital-economy-counties-should-have-their-own-chief-information-officers-cios-champion-ict I have learned that each county in Liberia has at least one individual who champions specific sectors of the nation.  These individuals are representatives of various ministries and agencies assigned to those counties.  There is a County Education Officer (CEO), a County… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 095c3ad8-96ac-4a75-ab75-00d3d5978f64 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:21:59 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/reviving-our-agriculture-sector-might-require-aggressive-inclusion-information-and-communications A while ago, I wrote a post on my Facebook page regarding the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in Agriculture. I began that post by asking the following question: "Are we going to have a problem getting people to go back to the soil?" That question was based on an… DWilkins@SaharaTeck.Com (Dr. Darren Wilkins) 55a48cc7-e117-4526-9e6b-5db4023fc014 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:22:51 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily