Criativos associados internacionais 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, crescimento 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, experience, ingenuity and the ability to scale technologies that can respond to development challenges today and in the future, whether in agriculture, education or elections," diz Leland Kruvant, President and CEO of Creative.
Leading the joint venture is the Creative Development Lab—a unit that specializes in big data, geographic information systems, media, education technology and financial technology—and MTN’s Digital Innovation team, with experience in user base, product development, innovation and investment, among other areas.
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, among others.
“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," diz Ayan Kishore, Director of the Creative Development Lab. “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.”
About Creative
A Creative Associates International trabalha com comunidades carentes, compartilhando conhecimento e experiência em educação, crescimento económico, governance, positive youth development, workforce development, transitions from conflict to peace and more.
Com sede em Washington, DC, Creative has active projects in nearly 30 países. Desde 1977, funcionou em quase 90 países e em quase todos os continentes. Reconhecido por sua capacidade de trabalhar rapidamente, de forma flexível e eficaz em ambientes afetados por conflitos, Creative is committed to generating scalable, sustainable solutions to complex development problems, through partnerships.
Iniciado por quatro mulheres empreendedoras com experiências diversas, A Creative cresceu e se tornou uma das líderes entre os EUA. implementadores do setor privado de projetos de desenvolvimento global. Creative is minority owned and operated.
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.