By Dr Edward K. Brown Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the world have invested around US$12 trillion in response measures to save lives and support critical economic structures. As the pandemic…
Accra, 11th March – As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to unfold, policymakers around the world have had to make rapid, difficult decisions to...
The African Union unanimously endorsed ACET Board member Dr. Arkebe Oqubay as the sole African candidate for the post of Director General of the...
By Rob Floyd ACET, working with partner Omdena and nearly 40 data scientists and machine learning experts from around the globe, recently completed the...
Feb. 5, 2021 – African leaders need a “bold vision” for their countries, but they need more than that to make real progress, according...
By Rob Floyd In his recent book, Know the Beginning Well, K.Y. Amoako recounts the beginning of the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) revolution...
By: Ann Cotton At the conclusion of the November 2020 meeting of the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP), our chairperson, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf noted,...
Introduction: The African Center for Economic Transformation has had quite an eventful year, although not as anticipated. While some of our most important products and activities had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic— including the latest edition...
Accra, December 17, 2020 –– The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and Omdena, a collaborative technology platform, today launched a global challenge that...
ACET, Oct. 30, 2020 – Innovations to enhance market access for smallholder farmers and upgrade value chains in an inclusive manner must be supported...
By: K.Y. Amoako As Africa entered a new decade, there was sustained, if not vibrant, optimism for the future. Many of the continent’s economies...
By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin In this interview, Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin discuss with Edward K. Brown, Senior Director, Research and Advisory services at the African Center for...
By K.Y. Amoako In the coming weeks, the World Trade Organization faces an historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a...
ACET, Oct. 14 – A preliminary ACET report shared this week with agricultural experts showed that efforts to improve market conditions for smallholder farmers...