Kwami Ahiabenu,II is a team leader of International Institute for ICT Journalism (www.penplusbytes.org) the co-ordination organisation for African Elections Project (AEP) www.africanelections.org
The West African Elections project is aimed at developing the capacity of the media in ICTs in order for them to use it as a tool for election coverage and the provision of elections information and knowledge for planned elections in Ghana, Cote d ‘lvoire, and Guinea from 2008 to 2009.

The sub levels of this project are :

• Training for senior editors, journalists and reporters
• Development and dissemination of Election Guide for the Media
• SMS/Mobile application in election coverage and monitoring
• Information and Knowledge Online Portal
• Knowledge products for the media
• Media Content Monitoring

The West African Elections Project is co-ordinated by the International Institute for ICT Journalism www.penplusbytes.org working hand in hand with key partners and with funding from Open Society Initiative for West Africa www.osiwa.org