UNCTAD helps empower youth in Benin
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Benin has tripled the number of companies opened by youth in 2022
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According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Benin has tripled the number of companies opened by youth in 2022
Not everyone can turn the theft of a cell phone into a good experience. But then again, not everyone is Richard Odjrado. When this young Beninese entrepreneur’s phone was stolen – for a second time – he transformed calamity into ingenuity. Mr. Odjrado, 34, has created a revolutionary anti-theft tracker for smartphones that alerts the owner if the phone is moved without their permission, enabling them to locate it if it’s lost or stolen. The tracker is also operated from a smart watch he’s designed.
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Benin has tripled the number of companies opened by youth in 2022
New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online.Tedious governm
Tedious government procedures aren’t just a pain for users, they’re a bore for the civil servants who administer them. Sitting behind a counter stamping forms isn’t exactly a dream job. This is where technology can help. In 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bhutanese government launched the G2B digital government portal, using UNCTAD’s customizable digital platform. It’s a ground-breaking piece of software that earned the country recognition as the fastest place in the world to start a new business.