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Practical notes on digitising Congolese institutions: what works, what costs more than planned, and what we would do differently.
Passwords get stolen, guessed or lent. On accounts that can change a grade, confirm a payment or run payroll, a second check on the phone closes the door most often forced.
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Three copies, two types of media, one off site: the rule is simple. But a backup is only worth something once you have successfully restored it.
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Storing a Congolese institution's records abroad comes at a cost: foreign jurisdiction, slowness and reliance on the international link. Local hosting addresses all three.
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Handing student records to a provider does not hand over responsibility. Here is what an institution should demand, in writing, before signing anything.
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A forged transcript or a recycled bank slip rarely gives itself away by how it looks, but almost always by an inconsistency. A machine can spot it; a person makes the call.
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Artificial intelligence can already lighten the load on an academic office. It should never admit a student or impose a sanction in place of an accountable person.
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