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The Republic of Sierra Leone Transitioning As Africa's First Ever "Smart Country"
Today, Sierra Leone President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma and RippleNami
Inc., a blockchain systems solution provider, announce a nationwide
digitization program that will forever change Sierra Leone's global
digital standing. By leapfrogging legacy information communication
technology (ICT) systems with RippleNami's proprietary technology
platform, Sierra Leone is poised to penetrate global markets,
obtain economic independence, and elevate the prosperity of its people.
RippleNami architects the blockchain
data visualization platform that empowers citizens and
organizations across the nation to generate, collect, analyze and
transact data while positioning Sierra Leone as Africa's very
first "Smart Country."
In collaboration with the government of Sierra Leone and Data Edge
Revenue, a Freetown systems integration company, RippleNami developed
the application software that connects people, organizations and
resources to services that create social, civic and economic
opportunities far beyond any prior capabilities.
This collaboration's first phase is a nationwide economic identification
service. This program provides the digital credentials
and collections systems to increase financial inclusion and to improve
access to public and government-provided services. The implementation is
underway and will roll out fourth-quarter 2017.
In addressing the UN General Assembly today, Sierra Leone's
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Samura Kamara, speaking on behalf
of President Koroma, said, "Today we announce a quantum
leap towards digitizing a national program, empowering Sierra Leone to
obtain economic independence and aggressively compete in global markets
while elevating the prosperity of its people. For the first time in our
nation's proud history, Sierra Leone, in partnership with RippleNami,
will deploy the blockchain-data visualization system solution that
enables Sierra Leone to generate, own, collect, analyze and transact
data on a nationwide scale - making Sierra Leone Africa's first "Smart
Country."
"For the first time ever, the people and organizations of Sierra Leone
can leverage their individual and collective assets to fully participate
in and benefit from the global economy," said Phil Gahn,
founder and chief business development officer of RippleNami. "The
visionary leadership of President Koroma and the commitment of the
people of Sierra Leone serve as a beacon for other West Africa nations
to obtain and sustain a brighter future through digitization. Our
partnership with Data Edge Revenue, and our experience delivering
services on our platform in Sierra Leone, stand to benefit the entire
region in unforeseen ways."
Advancements in blockchain and cloud computing, as well as the country's
broad adoption of mobile lifestyles, enable Sierra Leone to leapfrog
legacy ICT systems and make essential services affordable and quickly
accessible at scale. "We operate with a clear understanding that data is
the new currency in today's economy," said Jaye Connolly-LaBelle,
president and chief executive officer of RippleNami. "This program
cost-effectively positions countries like Sierra Leone to deploy
data-driven services that dramatically improve the lives of their
citizens and is easily replicable in neighboring countries."
The visualization capabilities of RippleNami's platform play a central role
in resource management and other planning disciplines undertaken by the
government and citizens of Sierra Leone. These proprietary capabilities
integrate blockchain transactions with other big data sources to help
users detect patterns, identify trends and analyze gaps in ways that
lead to better decisions in shorter timeframes.
The program also involves a unique service deployment model leading to
faster large-scale adoption of the platform enabled services. Sierra
Leone government ministries, municipal councils and private businesses
in collaboration with RippleNami and Data Edge Revenue
are honored to launch and promote these services
throughout the country.
About RippleNami, Inc.
RippleNami develops and deploys complete blockchain-based solutions to
accelerate mass adoption of digital technologies in any developing
country. RippleNami solutions drive new standards for cost-effectiveness
and scalability, empowering any nation to transform itself through
digitization, and swiftly benefit from a "Smart Country" standing.
RippleNami's blockchain data visualization platform integrates diverse
data sets from unlimited sources. The platform's visualization
capability paints a multi-dimensional picture of all
relevant information to quickly identify trends, patterns and gaps to
produce informed decisions faster. RippleNami solutions enable emergent
economies to generate process, manage, share and transact information on
a national scale - opening up a world of opportunities for economic
inclusion for its citizens and independence for the nation. For more
information about RippleNami, visit ripplenami.com
About Data Edge Revenue
Based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Data Edge Revenue is focused on
delivering and deploying integrated blockchain technology solutions to
help West African countries become fully digitized. The company works
directly with government ministries, local businesses
and non-governmental organizations to deploy blockchain technology to
help them better serve their communities.
About Sierra Leone
The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa with a total
area of more than 70,000 km (27,000 sq. mi) and a population of more
than 7 million people. In the last decade, President Ernest Bai Koroma's Agenda
for Change, followed by his Agenda for Prosperity, the
country has made significant economic and infrastructure advancements.
By implementing a blockchain information infrastructure, the country
takes a dramatic step to becoming an economically independent and
prosperous nation and Africa's first Smart Country.
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