The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Liberia has entered a partnership with Ghanaian-based startup SnooCODE to launch a National Postal Digital Addressing System to locate Liberians through a unique digital code.
SnooCODE’s digital addressing system was built to work offline, making it ideal for challenging environments where network connectivity may be unreliable or unavailable.
Speaking at the launch on Monday, April 11, 2022, a member of the Government Relations, Derek Laryea, said the app will allow residents of Liberia to generate a memorable 5-7 digit address a unique code to their location that can be shared with trusted contacts to direct them to their exact location using any mobile phone mapping system of their choice.
Laryea said individuals, businesses, and public services from the Ambulance and Post to Waste management will be able to move about more efficiently and keep accurate records, creating a positive impact on Healthcare, Public Administration, Tourism, and Security.
“This will create jobs opportunity, boost the Liberian economy, empower the Liberian youth to acquire more skills to create their own jobs, and create opportunities for young Liberian technologists and engineers to build on the SnooCODE digital addressing system to create their own novel solutions to some of Liberia’s most pressing problems.” He said.
Additionally, SnooCODE is creating and developing a custom integrated solution for Liberia based on the digital addressing technology and many Liberian companies including individuals will be given several opportunities to participate in these developments.
The Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Cooper Kruah said the partnership is a Win-Win situation for the Government of Liberia and the people of Liberia. He said this project has been worked on through a tough process of which over 10 interested local and foreign companies responded and SnooCODE emerged as the winner in late 2021.
Minister Kruah said the project is expected to run for six (6) years and could run for additional years.
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