West Africa: Ghana to Get Biggest Mall in West Africa By 2014 The people of Ghana have for some time now found it very convenient and safe to do their buying at one-stop destination shopping centers, which has resulted in the few available malls being congested, especially, on holidays. In view of this, Ghanaians will soon have the first bigger and more spacious mall, not only in Ghana, but along the entire west coast of Africa, which is under construction. It would be called the West Hills Mall. The mall, which is being constructed with world class infrastructure, is aimed at delivering a uniquely rewarding experience in modern retail shopping.
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Location Aware App ‘Gamifies’ Hyperlocal News Reporting [Future Of Gaming] In our research for the Future Of Gaming report, our consulting team noticed a growing tendency towards games being used To Leverage Collective Manpower. One example of this trend is MePorter-a location-based, mobile news app that enables anyone to write, photograph, and record their own videos of local news as it happens, instantly sharing the stories with the MePorter community and on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Much like a local newspaper, MePorter offers a searchable list of categories, like crime, events and entertainment, offering a robust news experience that lets readers see other users’ locations, comment on stories and check-in as eyewitnesses.
Hope City: 'Africa's tallest building' planned at $10 billion tech hub Hope City is an ambitious tech project that aims to turn Ghana into a major ICT hub in West Africa. Construction will begin by June 2013 and is expected to completed within three years. The hub will include an assembly plant , an IT university and a hospital, as well as housing and recreation spaces. Designed by Italian firm Architect OBR, Hope City will be made up of six towers of different dimensions, including a 75-story, 270 meter-high building that is expected to be the highest in Africa. Italian architect Paolo Brescia (center) showcases the Hope City design to Ghanaian president John Mahama, standing next to him.
Swipe-Card Data ‘Gamifies’ Public Transportation In London [Future Of Gaming] In PSFK‘s research for the Future Of Gaming report, our consulting team noticed a growing tendency towards using games To Leverage Collective Manpower. One example of this trend is Chromaroma–a new application from the UK production company Mudlark that transforms public transportation in London into a competitive multiplayer game. Users begin by signing up on chromaroma.com and providing their public transportation swipe-card information along with the details of any team they would like to join. Chromaroma tracks statistics on the number of transportation swipes along with the distance traveled, further enhancing the experience with location-based missions, reward points and a ranked leaderboard. By enticing players to travel to new places and improve their social rank, the game hopes to provide users the impetus to explore their cities in the name of competition.
Accra’s biggest Shopping Mall ready by 2014 Atterbury plans yet another 'biggest shopping mall' worth R900 million (US$96 million) West Hills Mall is on the Cape Coast motorway in west Accra. Image gallery West Hills Mall, the largest comprehensive shopping centre is being constructed in Ghana’s capital Accra by South African property investment and development company Atterbury. Construction has begun, with WBHO Ghana appointed as main contractor. Atterbury, in conjunction with the Social Security National Insurance Trust of Ghana (SSNIT) and Nasec, a local Ghanaian developer, on Thursday said it is developing the 30 000sqm West Hills Mall, to open in October 2014.
Finnish Library Uses Crowdsourced Game To Fix Indexing Errors [Future Of Gaming] In our research for the Future Of Gaming report, our consulting team noticed a growing tendency towards games being used To Leverage Collective Manpower. One example of this trend is Digitalkoot- a web-based platform that aims to digitize a library’s collection of old newspapers through crowdsourcing and gamification. Digitalkoot provides two online games as part of its joint project with The National Library of Finland and Finnish technology company Microtask, which when played, allow volunteers to complete small portions of work to help correctly digitize the library’s historical content.
Ghana Real Estate Market promises to Flourish in 2013 An artist's impression of Devtraco Plus' Palmers Place development in Accra, one of their flagship developments in Ghana, which has seven five bedroom luxury townhouses in phase one. The rise of Ghana property market has been well documented in the past decade and there has been an improvement in infrastructure deficit with better prospects for growth still to come. Millions of dollars are being realised by private entrepreneurs, especially in the real estate sector and the ever changing skyline of Accra illustrates this well. The private sector is possibly one of the main engines of growth in Ghana's economy, says Kenneth Ofori, business manager for Devtraco Plus, a luxury real estate company in Ghana.
Key Trend: Using Gaming To Leverage Collective Manpower In our research for PSFK‘s Future Of Gaming report, our consulting team noticed that game platforms are being used to engage a community of citizens around the active collection and dissemination of information—statistics, on-the- ground reporting and images—related to social, political, municipal and environmental systems. this aggregated data can establish an open source knowledge base, which can be kept up to date in real-time, helping improve decision making. Some of the key manifestations of this trend ‘Using Gaming To Leverage Collective Manpower’ are: Mission-Based Image Gathering For Crowdsourced Nature References Finnish Library Uses Crowdsourced Game To Fix Indexing Errors Swipe Card Data ‘Gamifies’ Public Transportation In London
IFC Invests in Alliance Estates to Build Protea Hotel in Takoradi, Ghana Accra, June 28, GNA - International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, is providing a 5.45 dollars million loan to Alliance Estates Limited, to build the first Protea hotel at Takoradi. The 132-room three-star hotel if completed will help meet demand for business infrastructure as more investors are venturing into the oil producing area of Takoradi, IFC said in a statement copied Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday. It would catalyse local employment as 130 new staff (65 being women) would be hired and trained. Alliance Estates Limited is owned by the Mohinani Group and Capital Alliance Property Investment Company (CAPIC). Ghana’s economy has been expanding at a high level, with growth touching 13.6 per cent in 2011.
Players Achieve Game Milestones In Overcoming Health Related Challenges [Future Of Gaming] In our research for the Future Of Gaming report, our consulting team noticed a growing tendency towards games being used To Improve Everyday Personal Behavior. One example of this trend is ‘Superbetter‘- a web-platform for turning health-related challenges into rewarding games which can be supported by friends and family. Created in response to her own struggle recovering from a concussion, game-designer Jane McGonical’s platform is a self-directed resource that adds gaming elements to helping participants lose weight, recover from knee injuries, quit smoking, or overcoming any other personal, health-related challenge. Players set their personal goals tap into ‘power-ups’ by talking with loved ones on the phone or receive credit for downloading ‘power packs’, which contain expert advice on strategies for recovery. Players can track and view their progress in personal profiles, which can be shared with loved ones for support. Superbetter
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U.S. Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa The numbers tell the story: 10 exercises, 55 operations, 481 security cooperation activities. For years, the U.S. military has publicly insisted that its efforts in Africa are small scale. Its public affairs personnel and commanders have repeatedly claimed no more than a “light footprint” on that continent, including a remarkably modest presence when it comes to military personnel. They have, however, balked at specifying just what that light footprint actually consists of. During an interview, for instance, a U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokesman once expressed worry that tabulating the command’s deployments would offer a “skewed image” of U.S. efforts there.