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| www.investinsenegal.com |
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APIX (the National Agency for the Promotion of investment and for major projects) is an autonomous agency, set up in July 2000. Its main purpose is to help the President of the Republic of Senegal in the conception and implementation of his policy for promoting investment and for major projects.
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After reviewing APIX’s old Internet site, People Input reformulated the site, so as to provide potential investors and anyone interested in investment in Senegal with relevant and useful information, in a clearer and more intelligent way.
The second version of this agency’s site is fully oriented towards meeting the needs of visitors. The aim is to answer as quickly and clearly as possible the 3 questions that any potential investor will ask: why, where and how to invest in Senegal?
The net surfer will be able to find, among other things, information about:
The organisation and activities of the Agency
The reasons for investing in Senegal and the procedures for doing this
The main growth markets for investment
The two existing systems of incentives: the Investment Code and the status of tax exempted export companies
Senegal, in general
The Head of State’s major projects.
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| www.senegal-hotels.com |
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Senegal Hotels, the leading hotel group in Senegal, has 9 hotel complexes in the country.
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Senegal Hotels has asked People Input, to reformulate its Internet site, so as to make it more modern and in keeping with its image and standing.
The aim of such a site is to present the hotels in a lively way, both their infrastructures and the services they provide. The site is aimed both at nationals and tourists. It has, therefore, to be functional and attractive and full of colour (to promote Senegal as a tourist destination), as well as being user-friendly.
It enables site surfers to make virtual visits to rooms, to make reservations online and to get practical information about the country and about the formalities that have to be carried out, etc.
As group tourism is a major part of the hotels’ activities, the site has a special section devoted to this, making it possible to get information about the services available in the hotels for business trips, and also to make reservations for such trips.
An «excursion» section makes it possible to have a picture display of the various excursions available from the hotels.
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| www.seed-academy.org |
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The SEED Foundation (Sports for Education and Economic Development) is a non profit-making organisation, which aims to improve the standard of living of young people and to promote social and economic development through sporting activities. This aim was given concrete shape in the creation of the “SEED Academy”, which offers training to young basketball players.
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People Input has decided to get involved in this worthwhile project, by setting up a site for the Foundation. This site is a real showcase for basketball in Senegal. It should be a link between younger sportsmen and the greatest Senegalese and African basketball players of the Diaspora. It is also an excellent way to present the Foundation to potential partners and provides an opening to the world of basketball and to that of sports in general.
The SEED Foundation’s site is also a good way of introducing Senegal to the African American Diaspora, through basketball. It highlights the history of basketball in Senegal and its heroes.
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| www.neurotechafrica.com |
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Neurotech is an African service-providing company that specialises in network security and the optimisation of performance.
Thanks to its partnership with Allasso, the European leader in security, Neurotech can operate in every African country.
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People Input has made an institutional website for Neurotech, in which the company’s services and products, as well as its partners, are all clearly presented.
The site also includes an exchange component between Neurotech and its clients, which has been made secure and personalised.
The « job offer » component will help Neurotech build a database of applications and job offers.
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| www.banquemondiale-senegal.org |
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The World Bank's regional office in Dakar is covering 4 countries in the Sub region : Senegal, Cape Verde, the Gambia and Bissau Guinea.
On the date of 1st June 2002, the World Bank's agenda featured twenty projects, amounting to $814 million.
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People Input was approached by the World Bank's Dakar regional office, for the designing of its first website.
This mission consisted in assisting the Senegal Office of the World Bank in defining a web strategy, that would reflect its activities in the 4 countries it represents.
The website offers a detailed presentation of the organization and operation of the World Bank Office in Dakar. Its activities in Senegal and the three other countries represented are also well detailed. Indeed, descriptive sheets, which provide details of all the Bank's current or future projects, are available on this site. It is also an information bank on Senegal, which features an online library the reports and documents on the countries represented that were produced by the Bank.
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| www.esmtdakar.org |
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The ESMT (Multinational Higher School of Telecommunications) was founded in 1981 by 7 West African states (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo). This school offers high quality training to young African technicians and engineers, in the field of telecommunications.
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The ESMT has chosen People Input to redesign completely its current website. This new site, which was oriented towards the needs and concerns of the students (consultations and common matters), was designed with the view to make it a necessary tool for everyone who wishes to have information on this school, its activities and the various kinds of training it offers.
This site, which includes substantial information, will allow for the online registration of future students, access to a directory for all the students enrolled at ESMT (the formerand current ones), on including in the schedule with the key dates of the schoolyear, presentation of the school's publications and projects, presentation of and registration for the fairs and foras organized by ESMT.
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| www.fondation-youssou-ndour.org |
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The Youssou Ndour Foundation- Youth Network for Development, which was set on the initiative of the Senegalese singer, has a mission to help the disadvantaged children and young people, and to engage in a general fight against poverty in Senegal.
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People Input has assisted the Youssou Ndour Fondation in the conception and designing of its institutional website.
This website will:
present to a larger public the various projects and activities of the foundation.
contribute to the collection of donations for disaster relief.
enable anyone who has a project, to submit their project online, and to lodge a funding request with the foundation.
It also provides a list of some of the NGOs based in Senegal, as well as cultural news and information about Youssou Ndour for all the singer's fans.
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| www.asecna.aero |
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ASECNA (Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar - Agency for Safe Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar) covers an air space of 16 100 000km² (1.5 times the surface area of Europe) and maintains help centers at the 24 major airports of the 15 African and Malagasy Countries.
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People Input provided recommendations for ASECNA new web approach. This approach is geared towards the needs of internet users and was made possible by close cooperation between the People Input team and ASECNA different departments.
ASECNA web site offers comprehensive information about the agency : organization, activities, services offered, training schools …. In order to simplify access to this information, a keyword-based search engine has been implemented.
In addition, web space has been allocated for professionals, which enables them to check and download the terms and conditions required for ASECNA offers to tender.
A Recruitment and News page enables external human resources and communication departments to publish content for their respective target markets.
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| www.money-express.com |
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Money Express is a new and advanced system for the rapid electronic transfers of funds using secure Intranet.
Money Express was set up in July 2002 by the Senegalese Group CHAKA in partnership with the UEMOA Savings Banks.
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People Input set out and implemented Money Express Web strategy with the idea of complementing the company business activity. In this way, the content and functionality have been included in the web site so as to maximize the use of Money Express and expand its' popularity by the addition of the following tools : directions for use, search engine on agencies offering this service.
In addition, an online form offers the client the opportunity of applying in order to become a member of the Money Express distribution system.
Finally, a secure extranet for the partners offers news, marketing and communication support downloads, as well as an online module for communication support.
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| www.banquesenegalotunisienne.com |
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The Banque Sénégalo-Tunisienne (BST) is a reference bank on the Senegalese market that offers a wide range of financial products to meet the needs of both individuals and businesses.
BST consulted People Input for the revision of their internet site. The optimization of BST web site rests on design elements (creation of a new graphics chart), and functional elements (implementation of new content and functionality to better meet the needs of internet clients and new prospects).
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Therefore, pages dedicated to individuals and businesses have been created in order to respond to the specific needs of these target markets. An online form for opening an account was also put in place so that the Web could become a business tool for BST.
In addition, a page was created for a money transfer service from BST where internet clients can access the details of the agency nearest them through a search engine.
BST network on both national and international levels has been expanded by the addition of the contact details of the different agencies and their business hours.Finally, the site allows direct access to BESTNET, BST online bank.
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| www.immobis.net |
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Immobis is a major business organization in the field of real-estate promotion in Senegal.
People Input assisted Immobis with the setting up and launching of the Internet strategy of its real-estate portal : Immobis.net.
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The Immobis.net portal gives a dynamic and attractive overview of the different real-estate options currently on offer : detailed presentation of houses (overall plan, site plan ...), attractive visuals. An online house reservation option for different real-estate programs allows for the site to be an integrated part of Immobis commercial approach.
In addition, search engines have been developed so that internet surfers can access a comprehensive database on rentals, sales or purchases of property in Senegal. A back office product, used offline, enables the Immobis team to manage the various announcements to be posted on the site.
Finally, an "Advice" section offers information to secure property investments in Senegal : expert advice, glossary of property terminology…
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| www.swaainternational.org |
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The SWAA (Society for Women and AIDS in Africa) is a pan-African organization that highlights the plight of women, children and families in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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The SWAA web site aims to build up a database to motivate communities by enhancing their ability to prevent, control, and alleviate the impact of the epidemic. In this way, the site provides important information on the activities and accomplishments of SWAA, and the different themes linked to the fight against HIV/AIDS. In addition, publications and documents produced by the SWAA can be downloaded from the web site.
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| www.bf.celtel.com |
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CELTEL is a key Telecoms operator in Africa, operating in 14 African countries.
People Input assisted CELTEL in defining and implementing an Internet strategy for its subsidiary in Burkina Faso.
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Besides the formal presentation of Celtel Burkina Faso, the web site was created as a showcase for the operator commercial and marketing dynamism : to display the diversity of its offers (prepaid, contract, SMS, rates) and the services offered to its subscribers (call center, SMS service, Roaming ...)
In addition, the CELTEL Burkina Faso site was created so as to provide a new medium for communication between the operator and subscribers : Help - replies to frequently asked questions, search engine on the sales network, roaming partners etc…
Finally, information aimed at businessmen or tourists staying in Burkina Faso is also available on the site : useful addresses (hotels, restaurants …) practical information on Burkina Faso, etc…
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| www.groupechaka.com |
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The CHAKA Group started up in 1994, and quickly became the leading light in West Africa in the field of voice-recognition software in the computing field. A major integrator of large computer projects, the CHAKA Group is currently developing a complete offer with added-value solutions for Africa businesses.
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The CHAKA Group asked People Input to revise their internet site. Our intention was to suggest a new marketing and communication approach to the CHAKA Group, using the web, that will highlight the dynamism and diversity of the group activities.
The site revision basically dealt with its general organization, the presentation of the company activities and the formation of an Internet graphics chart (that was chosen as the Group new graphics chart).
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| www.iflexsenegal.org |
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The PPEA (Projet de Promotion des Exportations Agricoles - Project for the promotion of agricultural exports) is a pilot project for the support and revival of the market for the export of fresh fruit and vegetables from Senegal. Financed by the Government of Senegal and the World Bank, and active since 1998, this project aims to create conditions that are favourable for the development and diversification of agricultural exports, and also to provide businesses within the private sector with tools that are vital for their development, including a post-harvest and export infrastructure.
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PPEA produces a magazine : I FLEX (Information on export fruit and vegetables from Senegal). In order to increase the readership of this magazine and create a real communication tool between the major of this network professionals, People Input assisted PPEA with the implementation of the Iflex web site.
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| www.art-telecom-senegal.org |
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ART - Sénégal was formed in December 2001 in Dakar. With the idea of having a tool available to facilitate interaction with the sector's main professionals, to communicate with them, and have a store of information available online, ART requested People Input to set up their Internet site.
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ART - Sénégal website was therefore created and set up to act as an interface between ART and its various partners: presentation of current legislation, procedures and forms, an overview of Senegal new technology sector.
The ergonomics of intuitive surfing and a keyword-based search engine were created in order to make easier access to this online information bank. In addition, a forum was included so as to provide a place for the exchange of information within the telecommunications industry in Senegal.
Therefore, ART - Sénégal site therefore is intended to be not only a showcase of Senegal telecommunications and new technologies for the rest of the world, but also a database that strives to provide rich, diverse and dynamic content.
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| www.groupecse.com |
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Since its creation in 1970, CSE has experienced fulgurant growth that places it firmly among the top public sector businesses in Senegal today, and surely among the most important in Africa.
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In pursuing its growth, the CSE Group diversified into industry, real estate and finance sectors. The site was created to formally introduce the CSE Group as an institution : history, people, achievements, and the quality approach. In addition, the CSE site provides a link to the sites of the group subsidiaries, cataloguing their activities, as well as their contact information.
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| www.chocosen.com |
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Specializing in food processing, CHOCOSEN ( Chocolate and Confectionery Shop of Senegal) is the Senegalese branch of the BARRY CALLEBAUT group, a world leader in the field of cocoa.
The Chocosen web site showcases all the products manufactured and distributed in Senegal : chocolate spreads, cooking and breakfast products, flavoured drinks etc.
The Chocosen web site was created to cater for the needs of the business three target markets :
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- Final consumers / individuals : through the consumer service, they can give their feedback or make a complaint online for Chocosen products . Recipes are also posted and available on the web site.
- Distributors : this space gives information on current promotions. Distributors can also register online to join a club that will benefit them in many different ways.
- Suppliers : they have access to a secure extranet (with a login/identifier and a password) from which they can download and respond to offers to tenders issued by Chocosen.
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| www.senegalaise-automobile.com |
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La Sénégalaise de l'Automobile is one of the leading car dealers in Senegal, unique representative for Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Citroën, Piaggio and Suzuki.
People Input assisted la Sénégalaise de l'Automobile to set up its web strategy.
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Check out the range of Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi and Citroën cars marketed by La Sénégalaise de l'Automobile. You will easily find the specialized agent who will accomodate your needs via the website.
A "Pictures and sound" [Media player] window will enable you to download commercials and pictures of the vehicles. In addition, second-hand vehicles suggested by La Sénégalaise de l'Automobile can be viewed on the site with the opportunity to place an online bid for the chosen vehicle(s).
Finally, you can make contact online with a certified Sénégalaise de l'Automobile representative via the web site
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| www.lespagesjaunes.sn |
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People Input assisted Afripages with the implementation of the first directory of Senegalese businesses on the web: Senegal yellow pages.
Le site des Pages Jaunes du Sénégal est un véritable outil web à destination des entreprises Sénégalaises.
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The Senegal Yellow Pages site is a real web tool for Senegalese businesses.
Backed by a database of over 12.000 businesses, you will find detailed information about your future partner in Senegal. You have three ways of accessing the company information:
-a search engine
-an inverted telephone search
-an access by category
People Input set up an overall help strategy for Afripages: from initial up-front consulting to the site online creation.
Senegal Yellow Pages, so that you can be found when someone is looking for you.
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| www.air-senegal-international.com |
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Born from a drive towards economic cooperation and development, the Air Senegal International company took to the skies for the first time on February 23rd 2001. The young company, officially formed on November 2nd 2001, reflects the continued relations between Morocco and Senegal.
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Over and above the introduction of the new Air Senegal International company, the web site offers internet surfers a search engine for flight timetables as well as information on the various ASI agencies. In addition, a "tourism advice" column will show you the many reasons for making Senegal your next holiday destination...
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| www.eltonoil.com |
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Leading multinational company for the distribution of petroleum products, and 100% owned by Senegalese nationals, ELTON is looking at setting itself up so that, from now on, it will combine the roles of innovation and quality. |
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ELTON business site is an effective communication tool, which aims to allow the internet surfer to find his way around the concept and work with it. The site showcases all new events in detail and provides with many tips as well as offering a frequently asked questions file to assist users in meeting their needs.
ELTON is one of People Input preferred partners, and one that it is hoped we will train in all of those projects to do with new technologies.
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| www.forumpme.org |
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The APDF created an event-driven site for the preparation of its forum, which took place in Côte d'Ivoire in February. |
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This site is more than an event-driven site in that it will continue to exist and will be offered as a permanent communication tool for the APDF for all its events. |
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| Pre-diagnostic: Wassi technologies, CERGI Afrique et Baobab. |
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People Input was commissioned by two World Bank departments, APDF (African Project for Development), and AMSCO (African Manager Company) to perform a pre-diagnostic mission within three Ivorian business organizations. The aim of this advisory mission was to set out the terms of reference for the recruitment of a future Amsco manager who would take over the management of these businesses.
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