Accessibility - Vodafone Ghana champions Digital Inclusion With It's 'Supercare' Service For The Hearing Impaired!
Ghana's digital ecosystem week in review: Yellow Card louds Ghana's incoming e-cedi, Ghana EV Startup Kofa to develop “Jidi” electric motorcycles, Vodafone Gh champions digital inclusion and more...
Accra Digital Digest No. #100101
Date: October 16 - October 22, 2023
Dear Friends,
Happy new weeeeeek!🥳Ready for it ?Here is news about Ghana’s Digital Ecosystem from Last week.
Digital governance
News updates
Digital infrastructure and platforms
News updates
How Vodafone Ghana is Fostering Digital Inclusion With It’s ‘Supercare’ Service
With 1.7% of Ghana's population facing disabling hearing loss, Vodafone Ghana via it’s "SuperCare" initiative is bridging the gap between speech and hearing-impaired individuals and the world outside.
Launched in 2017 and seeing a growing subscriber base, SuperCare is a dedicated customer service line providing specialized support via trained agents who use sign language, and unique data and SMS bundles for these special people.
Digital finance
News updates
“Ghana’s incoming eCedi will be a true blockchain-based solution” says Yellow Card
The Chief Operating Officer of Yellow Card has commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for its initiative to introduce a digital currency known as the eCedi.
Jason Marshall, while expressing confidence that the eCedi would emerge as a groundbreaking innovation, providing authentic blockchain solutions for fintech companies operating in Ghana also hinted at Yellow Card's eagerness to leverage the eCedi if launched, enhancing their operations in Ghana.
Fido To Hold 2nd Edition of “FIDO MONEY MATTERS”
Fido, a leading fintech company in Africa is set to host “Fido Money Matters,": Their financial literacy program which empowers attendees with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions. This edition is happening on the 27th of October 2023 at Buro-Osu.
The program is held both in person and online, offering content on savings, investments, taxes, net worth, financial independence/retirement, budgeting, debt management and cash flow. Register here to attend
Digital entrepreneurship
News updates
Ghana EV Startup Kofa Signs Partnership With TAILG Group To Develop “Jidi” Electric Motorcycle
TAILG Group has signed a formal cooperation with Kofa, a Ghanaian company focusing on battery swap networks, to jointly develop a battery swap electric motorcycle called Jidi. The partnership aims at deploying 200,000 vehicles using the Kofa battery swap network by 2030 and first orders of the Jidi are expected to arrive in Ghana at the end of 2023
Digital talents
News updates
Codetrain Africa Holds 4th Edition of Tech Career Seminar in Accra.
Codetrain Africa, one of the leading software development training schools in Africa has held the 4th edition of their Tech Career Seminar where it featured Demo Day pitches by their graduating cohort. The ‘Demo Day’ event saw trainees demonstrate various mobile and web-based applications meant to provide real-life solutions.
It's also deliberated on factors to enable employers attract the best Talent and how job seekers can secure dream jobs in local and international technology firms
TECNO unveils Future Star Initiative in collaboration with University of Ghana
Innovative technology giant, TECNO unveiled the 'TECNO Future Star Initiative' on October 18, 2023, at the University of Ghana. The initiative is poised to recognize and support the remarkable talent of undergraduate students across Africa who are driving technological change with GHS 100,000 worth of scholarships.
Karibu2023! ALX Welcomes New Cohort Of Learners.
ALX has welcomed its new cohort of learners for various tech programs at this year’s Karibu 2023 – Their exciting ritual of induction and welcome ceremony for new learners. The event which hosted in multiple African cities, including Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Casablanca, Kigali, Nairobi, Lagos, and Johannesburg begins the 6 - 18 months period of training.
The programs for this Cohort include AWS Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Salesforce Administrator, Software Engineering Plus and Intro To Software Engineering.
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