The harmful and negative effects of the world financial crisis are still perceptible in Africa. While already, it could not hold the competition arisen from the globalization; our continent seemed to be condemned to hold out the hand to base its economic and social development.

Today, the time came for this Africa to answer all the challenges with the birth and the existence of the African Organization of Competitive intelligence (AOCI) which, henceforth, is going to contribute to the improvement of the competitiveness as well of her) companies as the savings of its various countries, by way of the good governance.

AOCI is fruit of a reflection begun in 2000 by Joseph BAYEHE, consultant, and graduate school lecturer. Just after the United Nations summit on the Objectives of the millennium for the development (OMD) It was then a question of supporting the African actors in their efforts of integration and development, reduction of the poverty. And later, make Africa a major actor of the globalization.

 

Orlien Claude Atto NTAKPE
Président        

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Rapid internationalization of economic competition, exponential growth in the volume of available information, the rapid evolution of information and communication technologies - ICT, the quality growth, economic and financial systems instability, the emergence of new challenges that are for most of time cross-cutting, linked to the globalization of economy and trade, highlighted the need of reliable information for design, implement and assess the reform policies and to measure economic impacts on the their social plan. Furthermore, the regional integration process renovation and strengthening require information in the framework macroeconomic policies surveillance and sectoral-based policies. Read more

ELECTION OF A NEW CHAIRMAN

On Thursday, January 14, 2010 following the deliberations of the Board of Directors met in special session, Mr. Orlien Claude Atto N'Takpe economic expert and international consultant has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the African Organization of Competitive Intelligence.

He replaces General Mamadou Mansour Seck former Chief of Staff of Senegal armies, and former Ambassador in Washington. General Seck who served from 2006 to 2010, became the first honorary president of the AOCI.