Bantoo has joined the Smart Africa Alliance
The Smart Africa Alliance is now counting Bantoo as a new start-up member, Bantoo recently joined the alliance to advance the technological developments on the continent.
Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world. In combination with the rapid technical advancements on the continent, new opportunities arise both for the large growing population but also for the continent as a whole. Africa’s digital future is also key to creating jobs, reducing poverty, inequality, and to foster inclusion for economic growth.
In addition, ICTs, especially start-ups, can be a considerable lever of action for African States, as they can create wealth and jobs, but also improve the efficiency and transparency of the administration, as well as access to basic social services.
In line with this, Smart Africa and Bantoo will join forces towards the development of new digital solutions for communication, money transactions and new employment opportunities on the African continent.
“Technology is democratizing business opportunities and young entrepreneurs are innovating in exciting ways. We are extremely pleased to join the Smart Africa alliance and contribute to the digital transformation of the continent”, says Georges Betoka, founder of Bantoo.
Smart Africa is an alliance of 35 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with Africa’s digital agenda. The alliance is empowered by a bold and innovative commitment by African Heads of State to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and usher Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and the use of ICTs.
With a vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030, the Smart Africa Alliance brings together Heads of State who seek to accelerate the digitalization of the continent and create a common market. Launched in 2013 by seven (7) African Heads of State, the Alliance now has 32 member countries, representing over 1.1 billion people and over 40 Private Sector members committed to the vision and the advancement of Africa.