Tap&Go
Details of the organization
Name *
AC Group
Country *
Rwanda
Website (URL)
http://acgroup.rw/
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Tap&Go
Title acronym
Tap&Go
Description *
Tap & Go is a product of AC Group Ltd which is a Leading provider of interactive and intelligent public transportation solutions,Issuer of payment cards in support of a cashless economy and Regional expansion with the aim of building a regional ICT hub. Cities in Africa are growing at a very fast rate, much faster than the transport means there is. With AC Group, we are trying to use innovation enable public transport to cop with the ever changing needs of urban transport without necessarily spending more resources by digitizing payments on the bus, monitoring location and driver behaviour to reduce accidents and optimizing operations while at the same time reducing delays that inconvenience passengers and city business. Using Tap&Go card for payment, a bus validator on the bus for validating payment, vehicle location, speed monitoring and fraud control. Today Tap&Go is being used in Kigali and Yaounde with over 670,000 users per day.
Project website
http://acgroup.rw/
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Rwanda
Status *
Ongoing
from 13/02/2017
to
13/02/2017
Partners
1.World Economic Forum 2.Government of Rwanda 3.Kigali Bus services 4.RFTC 5.Royal Express 6.Government of Cameroon 7.STECY 8.DMM.com 9.Transform Africa
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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E-business
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Project
