SAP Africa has embarked upon a strategic initiative to facilitate conversation with key governmental, NGO and international funding institutions in specific developing economies across Africa.
Having conducted similar engagements in Ghana and Nigeria this week’s engagement focuses on the Maghreb region, which is a region in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The aim of the initiative is to solidify partnerships that help grow Africa’s technology and education agenda.
In this context, SAP Africa will be engaging with various stakeholders in Tunisia and Morocco to share global best-practices and advise institutions and government departments based on experiences gleaned throughout the world, while showcasing the latest generation of SAP solutions designed to improve government effectiveness and efficiency.
“SAP Africa’s vision for the continent focuses on improved accountability, transparency and effectiveness in public sector service delivery; environmentally sustainable urban growth; transformation in the public sector, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), that will see them become the engine of Africa’s development; and the development of creative energies in Africa that will enable accelerated innovation and sustained job growth,” says Gilles lePretre, MD at SAP Francophone Africa.
This commitment to building deeper relationships with key partners in strategic areas in Africa is another example of SAP Africa’s involvement in initiatives that promote growth and development across Africa.
Through education programmes such as SAP’s Skills for Africa, and partnerships with international funding institutions such as the World Bank, SAP is focusing on leveraging its world-class IT platform partner with organisations to help accelerate change and growth in Africa.
“We have the proven global track-record to improve project implementation and outcomes by helping governments build the next generation of ‘citizen-centric’ e-government powered by high powered analytics. SAP cloud-based solutions will also help realise improved connectivity and cost effectiveness in the region,” concludes lePretre.
