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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? 

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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  

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. 

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. 

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. 

The Electronic Transaction Levy is a raging issue in Ghana. Opinions are divided on the matter. The government of Ghana in its 2022 budget proposal announced the introduction of an Electronic Transaction Levy which will be a 1.75 percent charge on all electronic transactions, including Mobile Money (Momo). The levy will be waived for transactions that amount to GH¢100 or less in a day or approximately GH¢3,000 per month. What are the good points, the bad and also what other options could have been considered?  My guests for the conversation were Nana Adwoa Amponsah-Mensah, a Tech Attorney at 8 Geeks at Law and Derek B. Laryea, Digital Financial Services Expert and a Director, ADEF. Enjoy the show. 

After Zuckerberg unveiled Meta, we got a sense into what his vision was for the company.  The reality of the meta verse is both frightening and exciting, all in one.  However, what are the prospects of the project for Ghanaians and others in the subregion.  We discuss this and more with Maximus Amertogo and and Eyram Tawiah

Every couple of months, a new phone is released.  Folks go out and buy mobile phones for all manner of reasons.  But, why should you buy a phone for GHS100 or another for GHc 9650? We discuss all these and more on this episode of the show with Divine Puplampu and Leslie Mills.  Enjoy. 

This episode was all about breaking it down to the barest basics.  What personal computers are, how they impact our lives, what you should bear in mind when purchasing one, what goes into the spec sheet... and ultimately why price should be the last factor to worry about.  Divine Puplampu (Tech lead at Stimuluz) and Edward Opoku (Head of IT & New Media at Citi FM) joined me for this one.  What a show it was! 

Everyone has their own idea of what it means to scale. At the base of it, it is often about growth. Kweku of MESTAfrica shares his unique perspective on the topic and why it might be important for startups and businesses to reconsider their understanding of the concept.  We speak to folks from GIZ about the thorny topic of building an inclusive digital economy and society, its building blocks, policy and its role and the role of the individual as well.  Enjoy.

A packed week deserved nothing less than a packed show. The team from Ghana Meteorological Agency talk to us about their new app which could help dozens and save countless lives. Eric Asuman who is the Deputy Director General at Ghana Meteorological Agency and Maureen Abla Ahiataku who is a meteorologist joined me for the conversation.  Andrews Akoto Addo, Daniel Owusu and Jorge Appiah all of the Ghana Tech Lab joined me on the show to discuss the state of the Ghana Startup ecosystem. Powerful thoughts and insights. Take a listen.  

Building a tech business is not for the faint hearted and my guest on the show this week, knows a thing or two about that.  Derrydean Dadzie shares his insights from his journey in this tech space and helping to shape the fintech space in Ghana.  What it means to go against the grain, always pushing the envelope and charting new paths; all this and more covered in this episode.  Enjoy.

One of the most passionate humans you will meet anywhere who also happens to be the main holding high the flag of Ghana in the world and gaming, GLOBALLY.  My guest this week is award winning technology entrepreneur, writer and singer, Eyram Tawia.  We speak about gaming in Ghana and Africa, what it takes to succeed in the ecosystem, principles that all technology entrepreneurs should hold on to and his love for Fintech.  Enjoy the show. 

Straight talking and frank. That is Cecil.  He looks back at his life in the tech space and shares lessons from there.  So much to learn and pick ups.  Enjoy.

We continue our series of conversations with Ghana's leading tech talent and innovators and this week, Curtis Vanderpuije (CEO of expresspay) joins us.  He speaks about the fintech space, dealing with policy makers, trends within his space, cryptocurrency and so much more.  Enjoy the show.