Capability building in Africa, or skills development, is key to sustainable growth and development. For individuals, it is synonymous with gainful employment and economic empowerment. For governments, it is a driver of improved productivity and governance, and therefore of economic…
This year, our Mobile Money Monitoring (M3) solution has been publicly acknowledged for the second time. Indeed, in 2021, the organizers of the East Africa Com Awards described it as a "highly commended innovative product". GVG is now proud to…
Remittances and their benefits for less developed countries are in the spotlight this month. From 7 to 9 June, the UNCDF held a webinar series focusing on the need for improved remittance data quality and access to support decision-making. And…
Access to accurate, reliable data is a prerequisite to effective decision-making for governments. Having worked closely with the regulatory bodies of emerging economies over the past two decades, GVG is aware of the importance of regulation when it comes to…
What is mobile positioning data and what can it bring to a country? Big Data has been proven to help governments and businesses make effective decisions, so much so that it is now accepted as contributing substantially to the achievement…
Over the past two years, the African continent has shown great digital resilience by bringing some services online to comply with pandemic-related regulations. This increasing digitization of administrative, social, and economic services has in parallel required a step-up in digital…
Interoperability has been flagged as a significant factor in the development of the cashless economy and of financial inclusion. Indeed, among many other benefits, it can help reduce the cost of incoming and outgoing remittances. This would help promote this…
Technological innovation is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it increases productivity and gives citizens the possibility to enjoy new and improved services in virtually all sectors of the economy. But on the other hand, it requires that the…
In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in a bid to foster sustainability and inclusion for both people and the environment. On 29 July 2021, the Tech for Good webinar took place, an…
Latin America (Latam) is a region with a rapidly growing mobile and digital penetration. The GSMA estimates that by 2025, the respective number of unique mobile subscribers and mobile Internet users in Latam will reach 500 million. In this post,…
