scholarly journals Challenges Associated With the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Tags and Vehicular Access Control Systems: A Case Study of Two Ghana Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1327-1332
Author(s):  
Obed Persie Appiah-Kubi ◽  
Kafui Kwesi Agyeman ◽  
Frederick Ampah Clement ◽  
Harold Awuley Quaye
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Reading Technology ◽  
Identification Tags ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana ◽  
Electronic Tags

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University of Ghana (UG) have embraced the use of electronic tags to grant users access to their campuses via electronic vehicle access-control gates. This introduction has not only granted or denied users entry into the university community, but has helped increase security, monitored movement of vehicles, kept records, reduced the rate of vehicle theft and unnecessary traffic jams. That notwithstanding, there are some challenges. This study focused on analysing the existing vehicular accesscontrol systems in both universities and the challenges faced with the use of the systems. The qualitative research method and the descriptive research design were employed in the study. In all, one hundred and forty (140) users of the access-control systems: seventy (70) from each university, were selected for interview using the convenience, snowball, and purposive sampling techniques. The findings of the study showed that out of the 140 respondents, fifty-four (54) respondents representing 39% indicated they have encountered one or more of these challenges: system authentication failure, delay in system operation, interrupted power supply, tag abuse and/or theft. These are coupled with challenges of the safety of the equipment adapted. In this regard, this paper resulted in a clear picture of the technology adopted by the two institutions, their pros and cons, as well as user friendliness and sustainability. This is followed by constructive recommendations regarding sustainable components for the vehicular access-control systems such as improvement in the bio data reading technology, more active chips, energy efficiency, and more effective but durable systems. This is expected to improve the institutional/employee security of such institutions as wells provide information on the RFID technology, its use and challenges to other institutions who are yet to embrace the system.

scholarly journals Multidevice Authentication with Strong Privacy Protection

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Hajny ◽  
Petr Dzurenda ◽  
Lukas Malina
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Bilinear Pairings ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Physical Access ◽  
Provably Secure

Card-based physical access control systems are used by most people on a daily basis, for example, at work, in public transportation, or at hotels. Yet these systems have often very poor cryptographic protection. User identifiers and keys can be easily eavesdropped on and counterfeited. The privacy-preserving features are almost missing in these systems. To improve this state, we propose a novel cryptographic scheme based on efficient zero-knowledge proofs and Boneh-Boyen signatures. The proposed scheme is provably secure and provides the full set of privacy-enhancing features, that is, the anonymity, untraceability, and unlinkability of users. Furthermore, our scheme supports distributed multidevice authentication with multiple RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) user devices. This feature is particularly important in applications for controlling access to dangerous sites where the presence of protective equipment is checked during each access control session. Besides the full cryptographic specification, we also show the results of our implementation on devices commonly used in access control applications, particularly the smart cards and embedded verification terminals. By avoiding costly operations on user devices, such as bilinear pairings, we were able to achieve times comparable to existing systems (around 500 ms), while providing significantly higher security, privacy protection, and features for RFID multidevice authentication.

scholarly journals “Africa Needs Many Lawyers Trained for the Need of Their Peoples”: Struggles over Legal Education in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 1108-1136
Author(s):  
John Harrington ◽  
Ambreena Manji
Keyword(s):  
Legal Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Law School ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
British Rule ◽  
New States ◽  
Authoritarian Government ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the setting up of university law schools in many African nations led to often bitter battles over the purpose of legal education. The stakes in these struggles were high. Deliberately neglected under colonial rule, legal education was an important focus for the leaders of new states, including Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana. It was also a significant focus for expatriate British scholars and American foundations seeking to shape the development of new universities in Africa. Disputes centered on whether training would have a wholly academic basis and be taught exclusively in the University of Ghana or be provided in addition through a dedicated law school with a more practical ethos. This debate became entangled in a wider confrontation over academic freedom between Nkrumah’s increasing authoritarian government and the university, and indeed in wider political and class struggles in Ghana as a whole. Tensions came to a head in the period between 1962 and 1964 when the American Dean of Law was deported along with other staff over allegations of their seditious intent. This chapter documents these complex struggles, identifying the broader political stakes within them, picking out the main, rival philosophies of legal education which animated them, and relating all of these to the broader historical conjuncture of decolonization. Drawing on a review of archival materials from the time, the chapter shows that debates over legal education had a significance going beyond the confines of the law faculty. They engaged questions of African nationalism, development and social progress, the ambivalent legacy of British rule and the growing influence of the United States in these territories.

African Perspectives on Programs for North American Students in Africa: The Experience of the University of Ghana–Legon

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Florence Abena Dolphyne
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
American Students ◽  
Student Exchange ◽  
Student Exchange Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana

The University of Ghana is the oldest of the five universities in Ghana. The others are Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast, the University College of Education in Winneba, and the University of Development Studies in Tamale. The last two are only three years old and do not as yet have student exchange programs with North American universities. Kwame Nkrumah University and the University of Cape Coast do have student exchange programs with a few North American universities.

scholarly journals Utilization of computer technology in public universities in Ghana: Implications for management

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rosemary S. Bosu
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Lecture Notes ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana

This study investigated computer technology for instructional and administrative use in public universities in Ghana. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 450 academic staff and 98 administrators in three Ghanaian public universities: the University of Cape Coast (UCC), the University of Ghana (UG), and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologv (KNUST).Computers were generally available for both lecturers and administrators 10 use. Availability' and access to technology did not differ significantly between universities. Academic staff used computers mainly for preparing lecture notes or reports while administrators used them mainly for preparing memos and reports. Forty-five percent of lecturers and 58% of administrators reported low or moderate skills in the use of computers. A majority of the respondents obtained their skills through self intuition rather than formal tuition. The findings suggest that universities could improve the availability; access and skills in the use of relevant technologies as part of their staff development programmes. Progress could be monitored by current accreditation programmes.

A Critical Appraisal of Assessment and Evaluation Reforms At Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University) From 2006 Till 2017: A Study Protocol (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Priyanka Jaiswal ◽  
Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra ◽  
Dr. Minal Chaudhary ◽  
Dr. Sunita Vagha ◽  
Dr. Sachin Damke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Study Protocol ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Outcome Analysis ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Regulations And Guidelines

UNSTRUCTURED DattaMeghe Institute of Medical Sciences has been declared as Deemed to be University [DMIMS (DU)] under section 3 of UGC Act, 1996 in the year 2005. The University examinations are conducted as per the rules, regulations and guidelines issued by the various Apical councils of India from time to time. The first University exam was conducted in the year 2006. DMIMS (DU) has initiated various reforms by its own in assessment and evaluation process based on needs. For any system to thrive, it needs to be constantly upgraded and critically evaluated. Therefore, a study is undertaken with this in mind and thereby aimed at evaluation and validation of the assessment and evaluation reforms formulated and implemented at DMIMS (DU) since its inception (year 2006).Need analysis for the assessment and evaluation reforms will be carried out on the basis of feedbacks and reports received from respective stakeholders (Students, Faculty and External examiners) from time to time. Outcome analysis of the Feedbacks and reports will be done subsequently after the implementation of the assessment and evaluation reforms. Further based on the outcome analysis, reforms will be validated into following parameters: Objectivity, Responsiveness, User friendliness, Residual component (not covered in above 3 parameters)and a satisfactory index will be derived. If satisfactory index for reform is 100%, it will be concluded that reforms are well received and good to excellent in nature. Total 33 assessment and evaluation reforms have beenimplemented since year 2006. These reforms will be categorised into Pre-Examination (n=18), On Site Examination (n=05) and Post Examination (n=10), and in each category, they will befurther classified into academic (Total =15) and administrative (Total = 18) on the basis of their domain for the ease of structuring and implementation.All the 33 reforms will be validated on the basis of defined parameters. They will be found satisfactory.

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