Asociados creativos internacionales and multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN will collaborate to pilot and scale digital solutions to development challenges, the companies announced today.
A memorandum of understanding combines Creative’s expertise in education, crecimiento económico, peacebuilding and digital development with MTN’s experience in digital innovation and its mobile network in 21 countries across Africa and the Middle East.
“This partnership brings together passion, experiencia, ingenuity and the ability to scale technologies that can respond to development challenges today and in the future, whether in agriculture, education or elections," dice Leland Kruvant, Presidente y CEO de Creativo.
Leading the joint venture is the Laboratorio de desarrollo creativo—a unit that specializes in big data, sistemas de información geográfica, medios de comunicación, education technology and financial technology—and MTN’s Digital Innovation team, with experience in user base, product development, innovation and investment, entre otras áreas.
The two companies say they will work together on a range of projects, including data analysis, mobile money, tech start-up acceleration, hackathons, technology-based education solutions and reaching underserved populations, entre otros.
“Aid and the private sector need to work hand-in-hand to leverage each other’s strengths since development is a shared human and enterprise goal," dice Ayan Kishore, Director del Laboratorio de Desarrollo Creativo. “Working with an African-born powerhouse that is committed to the continent’s growth and has the platform to do so is a tremendous opportunity for development. It is exciting to see the alignment of the innovation agendas of our teams.”
Acerca de la creatividad
Creative Associates International trabaja con comunidades desatendidas compartiendo conocimientos y experiencia en educación., crecimiento económico, gobernancia, positive youth development, desarrollo de la fuerza laboral, transitions from conflict to peace and more.
Con sede en Washington, CORRIENTE CONTINUA., Creative tiene proyectos activos en casi 30 países. Desde 1977, ha funcionado en casi 90 países y en casi todos los continentes. Reconocido por su capacidad para trabajar rápidamente., de manera flexible y eficaz en entornos afectados por conflictos, Creative is committed to generating scalable, sustainable solutions to complex development problems, through partnerships.
Iniciado por cuatro mujeres emprendedoras con diversos orígenes., Creative ha crecido hasta convertirse en uno de los líderes entre los EE. UU.. Implementadores del sector privado de proyectos de desarrollo global.. Creative es propiedad y está operado por minorías..
About MTN
MTN is a pure-play emerging markets mobile telecommunications operator at the forefront of technological and digital changes. Headquartered in Johannesburg, MTN delivers a bold, new digital world to customers across Africa and the Middle East – one of the world’s fastest growing regions for mobile telecommunications.
Established in South Africa at the dawn of democracy as a leader in transformation, MTN has grown rapidly by investing in advanced communication infrastructure and by harnessing the talent of its people. The company offers voice, data and digital services to retail customers in the 21 países, as well as enterprise solutions to corporate and public-sector customers in a total of 23 países.
MTN believes everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life. MTN’s vision is to lead the delivery of a bold, new digital world to its customers and its purpose is to make customers’ lives a whole lot brighter.