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The Ghanaian Tech Space in 2012: What I expect

1. I wish Ghana catches up with the rest of the tech world. It is currently steadily growing in the telecommunication space and I wish it gets better with more people taking interest in the space. The government will have to play a very vital role here to make things grow further. 
2. We will need easy access to the many innovative products produced by tech community. This will mean availability of hi speed internet, improved forms of ecommerce, APIs to the many mobile payment solutions by the telcos out there.
3. This one will definitely happen: Ghanaian startups with business cases as opposed to just an idea which birthes websites and mobile apps.  
4. Expect more moves on mobile web and native apps, especially on android. rLG Communications Ltd has started making android phones for the local market which gives local mobile developers the opportunity to have their apps pre-installed before they are sold to the market. This is very good because it becomes very relevant to encourage the Ghanaian developer to take on android. Who knows rLG will start assembling iPhones in Ghana soon. Good job!!!
5. More Election related websites and apps, we need them. Yes its 2012 and it’s the time to rehire or fire the country’s CEO. This is a very big opportunity for the tech community to start implementing all their ideas related to election monitoring.  I will use this opportunity to introduce to you the hashtag for the Ghana elections -> #Ghanadecides or #ghdecides on twitter and G+. Talking of great ideas for the election, there’s already an app out there called BallotBank, a mobile web app which works on the browser of the phone.
6. I see one or two more Tech Hubs / Spaces springing up before the year ends.  It will be great to have the tech community have a space(s) they can be comfortable to nurture their entrepreneurial skills. Once we have this in place, Africa should be ready for us.   

FuelPhp Error - Invalid data source name

If you are new to FuelPhp, chances are you might have faced one or two errors during your setup. One of the common errors has to do with configuring the database for your app. If you keep coming across the error below, it could be due to two reasons. 

1. You have probably not entered the right details in your db.php located in app/config/development/db.php or app/config/production/db.php. The only difference between these two is that one configuration file is used when your app is in development mode and the other (in the Production folder) is used when you set your app to be in production mode. Just enter the right database settings and you might be fine :) else try the second option below. 

2. You have not created the database at all. Go ahead and create the database you entered in your db.php file and you should be fine. 

Hello

Hello,

How are you doing ? Sorry I didn’t inform you about my traveling to Spain for a program and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things like my credit cards and ATM cards where kept. Have called my credit card company to Stop my cards immediately,But where my problem lies is that it will take 72HOURS to get me a replacement. I would want you to assist me with a loan of $2,500 to enable me sort-out my hotel bills and to get me back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with and I promise to reimburse you at my return,let me know if you can be of any help? ASAP.


Anticipating you reply at the earliest to my request.

Regards
Richmond

 
 
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