Business Chief Europe Magazine December 2020 | Page 387

platform they need to get the job done . It ’ s vital to ensure there is good security in place to avoid data leakage and intrusion to malicious use of your system .”
Shodunke acknowledges the importance of adopting an innovative approach with involvement of ecosystem partnerships and believes it ’ s a key driver to success .
“ In the market that we operate in , our ability to innovate and self-disrupt is going to stand out and determine your overall position in the market ,” explains Shodunke . “ Innovation is a critical success factor to us . Building platforms requires a deviation from how telcos have approached building products and services to using a nexus of forces to drive new business models and better engagement of our ecosystem to drive a two-direction model participation . Our three key pillars all come back to our culture of innovation .”
The importance of developing key , strategic business relationships is essential to the long-term approach of most companies . Vodafone Ghana has established partnerships with Tech Mahindra , Raycom and Oracle that are particularly influential .
Shodunke recognises the value in an ecosystem of partners to ensure everyone can play a key role .
“ Partnerships are important in terms of where we ’ re driving the business now . If you take a deep look at
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