"We have on the table several alternatives, several solutions, including a partnership to enter the ECOWAS market through 'low cost' transport solutions, maybe a new company that will be born with the participation of TACV and TAAG", said the head Government in statements to the media in Lisbon.
Even so, Ulisses Correia e Silva warned that "these are matters that are still under discussion". "We want to take as far as possible, firstly, this political will to collaborate and to define a good partnership framework and, secondly, to translate into action the possibility of entering markets beyond the Cape Verdean market, West African markets," he said.
The prime minister spoke on the sidelines of the presentation "The Journey of a Technological Island", which took place this Thursday at the headquarters of the Union of Portuguese Language Capital Cities (UCCLA), in Lisbon, in which the strategy of technological entrepreneurship was discussed. in Cape Verde.
On this subject, the head of the Cape Verdean Government said that several initiatives and actions are being promoted to strengthen the sector, highlighting the entry of Cabo Verde Telecom in the EllaLink submarine cable project and the construction of technology parks in Praia and São Paulo. Vincent.
"It is important for us to receive world-class companies and investors, so that our young people and 'start-ups' can also develop the market, namely the foreign market", he stressed.
Addressing Cape Verde's presence on WebSummit, Ulisses Correia e Silva pointed out that technological entrepreneurship at the event is "important" for the 10 Cape Verdean 'startups' present.
"It is very important to provide a stage for our young entrepreneurs, because the digital economy is a global area. They need to meet other investors, other promoters, they need to put into practice and test what they have been developing and manage to have good contacts to achieve this create conditions in the market, and the Government has been supporting", concluded the prime minister.
Partnership between TACV and TAAG may allow “low cost” flights to West Africa
Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva admitted the possibility that the partnership between the flag airlines of his country, TACV, and Angola's TAAG, would allow entry into the West African market through 'low transport' cost'.
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