Daily Graphic's Suleiman Mustapha wins top telecoms award

A Special Correspondent for the Daily Graphic, Suleiman Mustapha, has been adjudged the Best Journalist in the maiden Technology Industry Media Excellence Awards (TIMEA).

The prestigious award was presented to Mr Mustapha at a ceremony held in Accra last Friday.

Awards

The TIMEA awards are designed to recognise and reward outstanding journalism that promotes awareness and understanding of the telecommunications and technology industry in Ghana.

Areas of concentration for the awards included reports on issues affecting Tower companies, mobile network operators (MNO), fibre infrastructure companies, original equipment manufacturers and electronic money issuers, among others.

Winning entry

Mr Mustapha's award-winning entry, titled "How telcos can drive digital learning agenda," emerged as the most outstanding from several entries. The article discussed how telcos could help provide an all-in-one digital learning ecosystem that merges content, connectivity, and technology to deliver a dynamic education solution for students in Ghana.

The article urged telcos to zero-rate educational materials to give eLearning a push and make it more affordable. In return, the government can provide tax incentives to the telcos.

Innovative storytelling

A citation accompanying the award praised Mr Mustapha's exceptional journalism skills, stating: "Congratulations on your TIMEA award victory in the Mobile Network Operators and Original Equipment Manufacturers category (Print and Online). Your dedication to quality and innovative storytelling in the telecoms sector are truly commendable."

The citation further acknowledged Mr Mustapha's commitment to excellence in journalism, noting: "Your commitment to developing detailed and thought-provoking reportage continues to raise the bar for journalism in the telecoms industry and beyond."

Other awardees

Other award winners included EIB Network’s Rosemond Akuorkor Adjetey and Ivan Heathcote Fumador, who won in the Broadcast category.

Each award winner was presented with a new laptop and a citation.

Promoting excellence

An executive member of the Telecoms Chamber, Augusta Andrew, commended the journalists for emerging tops among the entries submitted.

She said the Telecoms Chamber‘s aim was to promote excellence in journalism and encourage media professionals to produce high-quality content that highlighted the contributions of the telecommunications industry to Ghana's economic development.

She expressed the hope that the award would spur the winners on to maintain their excellent performance, and also serve as motivation for other journalists.