AFRISSANCE DIGITAL
Victor Taiwo , CEO of Afrissance Digital , discusses how the influence of technology is transforming operations at his company and beyond
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O ver the past decade , technology penetration in Africa has grown considerably . Such is the speed of the development that Africa skipped landlines and went straight to mobile technology . “ There were very few households with landlines when I was growing up ,” says Victor Taiwo , CEO of Afrissance Digital . “ However , with the jump to 3G , 4G and 5G in Africa , it means we ’ ve been able to implement more technology-based solutions . Mobile money has been introduced because the technology now exists via mobile apps . Hosting your data in the cloud wouldn ’ t have existed several years ago , but now we ’ re seeing companies in Africa embrace these new solutions . Firms such as Oracle are pushing for cloud and now offer predominantly cloud-based solutions .”
Having looked at the landscape in Africa and observing how businesses were implementing ERP solutions , Taiwo identified a gap in how the consulting industry addressed African business needs . “ This led me to establish a consulting company , utilising indigenous people who are first and foremost steeped in the African culture
MARCH 2020