Students develop cheating detector software

Tema, June 16, GNA - The Computer Science Department of Data Link University College in Tema has introduced innovations into its software developments to make them friendly for workers, students and children. It has developed seven new soft wares to check cheating, encourage research and learning, evaluation of students, staff of workplaces and assessment.

They were displayed at a ceremony in Tema on Thursday. Dr Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications, in a speech read on his behalf said Ghana was operating within a dynamic and constantly changing technological and information rich environment. He said the innovations of the students which was in line with government's objectives was not only for the successes achieved but served as a major turning point for sharing ideas, vision and new strategies to push forward the evolution of change propelled by Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Dr Ntim said Government was committed to facilitate policy development to promote ICT education that would ensure graduates on the labour market were equipped with the necessary information technology skills to be competitive on the job market.

He said his ministry in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Science and Sports was promoting accelerated comprehensive computerization of schools.

Dr Ntim said this had paved the way for both private and public institutions to purchase quality desktop and laptop computers from government assisted programme at modest prices and the programme sold 10,000 computers in 2006.

He said in addition, opportunities were lined up to encourage IT professionals to be self employed as part of the formal employment system and urged them to take advantage of the programme to be abreast with the computer world.

Mr Ernest Ansah, President and Chief Executive Officer of the University said eight months after being accredited by the National Accreditation Board they had made a lot of achievements and intended to come out with more innovations in computerization.

Mr Ansah said the University that offered degree courses in various subjects started as a charitable educational enterprise in 1993 and had distributed and installed more then 8,500 computers in over 120 second cycle schools in the country.

Data Link affiliated to NCC Education in the United Kingdom has also provided some schools with IT centres, furniture, electricity and air conditioners. 16 June 07