The Government of Liberia, through its Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, has launched a National Postal Digital Addressing System with SnooCODE Limited at a media launch in Monrovia.
The ceremony took place on Monday, April 11, 2022.
At the launching ceremony, Snoocode technical team member Derek Laryea said, the event follows a competitive tender announced by the Ministry in January 2021, to which over 10 interested local and foreign companies responded, with SnooCODE emerging as winner in late 2021.
Mr. Laryea added that, The SnooCODE digital addressing system allows anybody in Liberia to generate a memorable 5–7-digit address code unique to their location (e.g., Monrovia 499- GUA), which can be shared with trusted contacts to direct them to their exact location using any mobile phone mapping system of their choice.
This means that individuals, businesses, and public services – from the Ambulance, 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.
Snoocode technical team member Laryea maintained that This initiative will create jobs, 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.
The Project will also ensure optimized and efficient emergency response and public health services for rural and urban dwellers, as well as guarantee efficient and effective epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.
Starting with Monrovia, SnooCODE can today be downloaded on iOS and android devices. The system’s implementation plan towards covering the whole country is undergoing testing in other cities and towns and this would be communicated by the Ministry in phases.
Plans are also underway to develop a custom integrated solution for Liberia based on the digital addressing technology, and many Liberian companies and individuals will be given several opportunities to participate in these developments.
This custom-built solution will power a wide range of industries, including Banking, eCommerce, Delivery Services, Emergency Services, Public Health, Sanitation, and Emerging Technologies like Drones.
About Snoocode
SnooCODE Limited is a UK-registered and Ghana-based technology company that provides future-ready location-based solutions to power core citizen centric services like Banking, Logistics, e-Commerce and Emergency Services in the developing and developed world.
Our flagship product, SnooCODE, is a digital addressing system built to work offline, making it ideal for challenging environments where network connectivity may be unreliable or unavailable.
The SnooCODE digital addressing system provides other cost-saving and safety- increasing features to complete the ecosystem. These include Error Detection and Correction, High-tech and Smart Plaques, Digital Signing with verification, One- man Drone Launch, and In-vehicle integration.
The system can also be used to verify any information, including proof of residence for bank KYC, vaccine temperatures, and so much more.
For his part, the Minister of Post and telecommunications Cllr. Cooper Krauh said this project has no cost to government and for this reason, the government of Liberia has attached seriousness to it.
Minister Krauh revealed that Snoocode can locate anywhere even when u are in the whole adding that Liberia is not isolated rom the rest of the world due to technology.
According to Minister Krauh, digital address will be assigned to properties and they are bless to to have a company that has the the answer to their problem.
Post and Telecommunications Minister said the project will generate it own money and Snoocode is here to stay to serve the Liberian people through digital addressing system.
He disclosed that the target of Snoocode is deliver items to people door steps rather people going at their Ministry for it.
Minister Krauh revealed that the National digital postal address system does not need internet before you can operate it and he encouraged government Ministries and agencies to make use of this digital address system.
Meanwhile, Minister Krauh said he look forward for the early of this project to kickoff the National digital postal address system.