Prudent management of oil and gas revenue and
resources can contribute to wealth creation and poverty reduction, In light of this situation, Penplusbytes, is organizing a media and Civil Society forum at the New
Media Hub, Osu-Accra, under the theme “Assessing Oil and Gas in Ghana Governance
and Accountability Framework” on Thursday, July 10th, 2014. This
forum is part of the ongoing “Empowering the Media to Play Active Watchdog Role over Oil and Gas Revenue
and Resources” project supported by STAR- Ghana.
The forum is expected to bring together journalists and CSOs with the aim
of increasing oil and gas information and knowledge exchange leading to opportunities
for national dialogue on key oil and gas revenue management issues and also for a
better understanding of relevant issues in the oil and gas industry for better
advocacy, networking and partnership building.
Kwami Ahiabenu II, President of Penplusbytes said, “the forum is
intended to bring civil society organizations together to discuss how information
and knowledge can
be shared between stakeholders as they work to hold government accountable
in the better
management of Ghana oil and gas sector”.
Participants for the forum includes
10 journalists currently
undergoing oil and gas training program with Penplusbytes as well as 20 oil and
gas course alumni. Key speakers include Mr. Victor Brobbey from the Centre for
Democratic Development Ghana (CDD), who will be making a presentation on the
topic; ‘Transparency of the Revenue Act’, and Dr. Stephen K. Donyinah of Chemical
Engineering Department of KNUST, will deliver a paper on the topic, ‘Engineering
and Technological Challenges of the oil and gas Industry in Ghana ’.
“This forum comes at an opportune time for journalists
seeking to broaden their knowledge in latest oil and gas trends through interactions
with key stakeholders in Ghana’s Oil and Gas industry.” Crusading Guide’s Adu
Koranteng a trainee participant
Ends
Note to Editors
Penplusbytes established in 2001 seeks to empower the media through the use of ICTs to
advance the course of journalism in 3 areas: governance and accountability, new
media and innovations and oil, gas and mining.www.reportingoilandgas.org is a project of
Penplusbytes.
STAR-Ghana
is a multi- donor pooled funding mechanism (Funded by DFID, DANIDA, EU and
USAID) to increase the influence of civil society and Parliament in the
governance of public goods and service delivery, with the ultimate goal of
improving the accountability and responsiveness of Ghana’s government,
traditional authorities and the private sector.
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