AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAI & Public Services in Togo: Togo tested an AI platform to make public services available in local languages, pushing digital access beyond French-only channels. Skills-to-Jobs Training: AED and Chinese contractor WIETC signed a three-year deal in Lomé to align work-study training at Building and Renewable Energy IFADs with real construction and energy hiring needs. Payments Infrastructure: BCEAO published the updated list of 175 authorized PI-SPI participants across the WAEMU, expanding interoperable instant payments beyond traditional banks to fintech and microfinance. Energy & Industry Partnerships: A Russian delegation toured Togo’s Adétikopé Industrial Platform and the Togo Chamber of Commerce proposed a Togo-Russia Business Council to move from trade to joint production. Education for Energy Transition: University of Lomé and Germany’s Rostock launched a dual-degree master’s in energy and green hydrogen. Tourism Tech Push: Togo reported 500,000+ tourist arrivals in 2024 and plans to use digital tools and AI to boost spending and longer stays. Regional Tech/Compute: Nigeria’s Udu Technologies launched a GPU cloud platform (AGHCloud.ai) offering on-demand AI computing across several African countries, including Togo.
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