#CitiTrends

#CitiTrends

By Philip AshonTechnology
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#CitiTrends episodes

  • Twitter, Elon and the Future of the Blue Bird + The Snoocode Liberia Story

    Elon Musk buy Twitter and the world will not be the same. 

    What does the purchase mean for the app, how does the personality of Elon change the prospects of the app and what lines could potentially be crossed. 

    A star studded team brings their perspective to bear on the conversation. 

    SnooCode has become the official property addressing system for the Liberia. What does that mean though? 

    1 hr 1 min
  • Innovation Outside the Box with Saron Paz

    Thinkers and innovators like Saron Paz are always a delight to hold conversations with about the meaning of tech and what the future of it all looks like. 

    On this episode we speak about everything from teaching innovation, the meta verse, technology and its limits and so much more. 

    Enjoy

    55 min
  • Job Trends in Ghana with Hilda Nimo-Tieku

    What happens when jobs are available but the people are not skilled enough to take them?

    What happens when the people demand for particular jobs but things like the pandemic do not make it possible for them to be hired?

    How do you even know when a job in a particular sector is available. 

    We discuss all this and more on this week's show with Hilda Nimo-Tieku, CEO of Jobberman. 

    Enjoy.

    57 min
  • Tech and Ghana Tourism with Mr and Mrs Adranyi

    The Citi FM/Citi TV Heritage Caravan gives all patrons a unique insight into the tourism potential, or otherwise of Ghana. Patrons get to travel across the country to experience different parts of it in a road trip-type of experience. 

    This year, Mr and Mrs Adranyi were on the caravan and they had their tech lenses on right from day one. 

    They share their experiences and insight on the show this week. 

    Enjoy. 

    58 min
  • Innovating for Inclusion with Emily Sheldon

    International Women's Month on Citi Trends and what a topic to kick off with! 

    Emily Sheldon, CEO of African Health Innovation Centre, shares some much needed insight on innovations both globally and locally that seek to bridge gaps. 

    Enjoy. 

    55 min
  • Building strong teams as a tech startup

    Building any team is tough. Building a strong team as a tech startup, however, is on a whole new level. 

    Emily Fiagbedzi, Director of training programmes at MEST Africa joins me on the show to share some much needed insight on the topic. 

    51 min
  • The new phase of mobile devices

    It is no secret that the world get excited when conversations about new mobile devices are made. 

    The type of device, the new features, the price and everything else in-between. 

    However, there are some burning issues with the increasing number of mobile device releases and its associated disruptions. 

    On the show this week we speak to Benjamin Afrifa, Product Manager (Visual Display) at Samsung Electronics West Africa, shares his thoughts on the topic and explores some of the newly released product. 

    Enjoy  

    1 hr
  • Pivoting in a technology/digital age
    Deborah Asmah, Chief Marketing and Operations Officer at At Npontu Technologies, is my guest this week and she shares some very intriguing thoughts around what it means to pivot in a digital age. 
    She shares insights from global and local business on the episode and speaks to heart of a matter than many technology entrepreneurs struggle with today. 
    Enjoy the show.
    55 min
  • Cutting through the Digital Marketing Clutter

    Digital is leading the marketing space. That is really all you need to know. 

    However, the space is cluttered with so many different voices, so much content and so much noice. How do you make your voice heard (and seen) in all of that. 

    My guest on the show this week is Kofi Ayeh Akrofi, the Creative Director at Social Ghana - a creative agency in Ghana. 

    59 min
  • The SIM card registration conundrum

    In 2021, the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization, gave a directive that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards should be reregistered over a six-month period spanning October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 using the Ghana Card.

    The process has however, be fraught with a series of challenges including long queues at registration centres, delays during the registration process due to device challenges and many more. Questions have also been raised by various civil society groups on the data protection components of the exercise plus the need of the exercise in the first place. 

    Selorm Branttie, Vice President of Imani Centre for Policy and Education joins me on the show to discuss the technology side of the situation. 

    Enjoy the show. 

    51 min

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