Patrick Egwu
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Nigerian Newslive’s writer and reporter, Patrick Egwu has won the second
place prize for Haller Prize For Development Journalism 2016 on his article,
‘Digital Tech Improving Access to Education in Nigeria.’
This year’s
Haller Prize for Development Journalism
tagged ‘Inspiring a New Generation of African Journalists’ is the third edition
since inception.
According
to the organisers, picking clear cut winners was a tough task as the entries
were all very good. “There were many insightful entries and the quality across
the board was high, meaning that picking a winner was a difficult task, so
thanks must also go to our judging panel.”
This
year’s topic was “How best
can digital technology empower development in Sub Saharan Africa? And where are
the challenges?” Over110
applications; ranging from Nigeria to Kenya, to Ghana, Somalia, Burundi,
Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia were received in response.
Articles
gave insight on the myriad challenges and opportunities of the Digital
Revolution across Africa. From citizens using WhatsApp to communicate directly
with town representatives to make sure infrastructure is improved in real time,
to the many opportunities around learning skills and accessing services through
digital tech.
All
the submissions provided unique perspectives on the change and transformation
associated with the fast-changing world of technology in Africa. We will be
publishing the top three articles on African Arguments,
a comment and analysis site of African current affairs and politics from inside
the continent. It is hosted by the Royal African Society and
run in partnership with The World Peace Foundation and International Africa Institute.
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