Vodafone Follows Airtel Tigo As It Rebrands As Telecel.

Ghana's digital ecosystem week in review: GLICO launches e-Health App, GhIPSS signs deal with VISA, KIC Commences AgriTech Challenge, GH Fintech Leaders Attend Fintech Summit......

Accra Digital Digest No. #101110

Date: 22nd - 28th January 2024.

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Dear Friends,
Finally! Longest month is coming to an end!😁 Happy new week🎉Here are the most important news, perspectives, analysis, and insights about the Ghanaian digital ecosystem from last week.  
 

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Digital governance   

News updates

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Digital infrastructure and platforms

News updates
Vodafone to rebrand as Telecel

Vodafone Ghana through a social media post has hinted at rebranding the company as Telecel Ghana. This is coming a year after the National Communication Authority approved the takeover of Vodafone Ghana by Telecel which has assumed a majority shareholder status and has been operating under the Vodafone brand name for about a year now.

GLICO launches e-Health App for accessible healthcare services

GLICO Group Limited, an insurance company has launched the GLICO e-Health App, a digital platform designed to provide subscribers with convenient access to health information, telemedicine services and a host of other features to make well-being more accessible. The management of GLICO have also relaunched their GLICO Sunkwa Health Plan, a special package designed to help Ghanaians living abroad to purchase health insurance plans for their loved ones back home in Ghana.

Samsung Introduces New AI Phones Into Ghanaian Market

Samsung Electronics Company Limited has unveiled its Artificial Intelligence (AI) range of mobile phones at a launch in Accra, the Head of Mobile Experience Business at Samsung Electronics, TM Roh highlighting how the Galaxy S24 enables users defy language barriers, with it’s Live Trans­late, two-way, real-time voice and text translations of phone calls within the native app. No third-party apps are required.

Donewell Insurance enhances insurance purchase experience through digitalization

Donewell Insurance Limited has introduced a WhatsApp Chatbot to its digital channels of insurance delivery. Named “ESI DONEWELL”, the WhatsApp Chatbot is a new, fast and easy to use digital insurance distribution channel aimed at providing instant insurance purchase and renewal services directly through WhatsApp irrespective of time, day and location.

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Digital finance

News updates 

Ghana’s Fintech Ecosystem Leaders Attend Fintech Islands Summit At Barbados.

A delegation from Ghana made up of Mr. Martin Kwame Awagah and Mr. Richard Nunekpeku, both from the Ghana FinTech and Payments Association, represented Ghana’s the digital finance ecosystem at the Fintech Islands Summit at Barbardos where they delved into how government policies such as the National Financial Inclusion Development Strategy (NFIDS), Digital Financial Services Policy, and the Cashlite Roadmap have set the stage for the country’s digital financial evolution.

GhIPSS signs deal with VISA to facilitate digital payments in Ghana

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS), Ghana’s national payment systems infrastructure provid­er, has entered into partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, to facilitate digital pay­ments in the country. GhIPSS will process domestic transactions denominated in Ghana Cedi with Visa cards issued in Ghana.

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Digital entrepreneurship  

News updates 

Kosmos Innovation Center Commences AgriTech Challenge Pro

Cosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has organised a Team Building and Bonding Bootcamp for the 2024 cohort of the AgriTech Challenge Pro; a 5-month long accelerator training program, designed to empower young entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop commercially viable and innovative scalable business solutions within the agricultural landscape, leveraging innovation and technology as catalysts.

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Digital talents

News updates 
Dataware Tech, Yadaba Communications Partner To Empower Financial Professionals Through Data Analytics Workshop Series

Dataware Tech, a leading provider of data analytics solutions, and Yadaba Communications, a boutique communications firm specializing in tech-enabled solutions, are partnering to launch a comprehensive quarterly workshop series designed to equip professionals with the essential data analytics skills such as anomaly detection for fraud, churn prediction for customer loss, and sentiment analysis to unlock valuable insights and drive data-driven decision-making.

List of All 2023 GSTEP Challenge winners

The 2023 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) challenge brought together young creative innovators from three regions to exhibite their SCI-TECH innovations. Global Engineering Technology Group (GET) Group of John Wesley Methodist Basic School won the ultimate prize as the group with the best project in tackling societal challenges.

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