EP #4 - Cape Verde, a Tech and Digital Economy (w/ Pedro Lopes)

Mr. Pedro Lopes is our guest on our pod. He is the Secretary of State for Digital Economy of the Government of Cape Verde.

In this episode, he shares with us the digital challenges that Cape Verde faces; we discuss the importance of digital literacy and how Cape Verde is positioning itself as a tech hub and an innovation center in the ECOWAS region.

🎬Full video: https://youtu.be/zxowHR7r6UA

00:00 Intro
03:28 Leading digital challenges facing Cabo Verde and Africa
11:07 The importance of the "Digital Literacy" program
12:40 Tech Hub & Startup Ecosystem
19:30 The importance of regulation
25:39 Foreign entities collaboration
30:35 Final considerations

🗣️More about our guest:

He founded the Prime Minister's Youth Council and the "Cabo Verde Digital" initiative (https://www.digital.cv), revolutionizing the country's digital landscape.

Pedro Lopes also participated in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in the United States and is part of the Obama Foundation; more recently, he became a council member of the World Economic Forum - "Global Future Councils."

Nominated for Future Leaders: The World's Most Influential Young People in Government by Apolitical and for World Politician of the Year Award by One Young World, he is among the "Most Influential People of Africa Descent Global 100" under 40 - Politics and Governance by MIPAD.

Follow Pedro Lopes on social media:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrolopescv/

https://twitter.com/pedrolopescv

https://www.instagram.com/pedrolopes99

https://www.facebook.com/pedrolopesCV

Cape Verde official links and initiatives
https://www.governo.cv/governo/secret...

https://www.digital.cvhttps://med.gov.cv/web/med

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