Technology that Travels: 3 Reasons SnooCODE is Advancing South-South Cooperation

We’ll start where we left off last year, with the words of the astute banking professional Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede:

“Africa will solve its problems when it starts producing in Africa.”

Today, 12 September, the UN marks the Global Day of South-South Cooperation to recognize how countries of the Global South exchange solutions, capabilities and know-how to meet shared challenges. In 2025, the UN is spotlighting “New Opportunities and Innovation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation.” This is not ceremonial—it’s a practical agenda for building resilient, locally-led systems. (United Nations, unsouthsouth.org)

SnooCODE was built in Africa to solve a missing link.

SnooCODE’s short alphanumeric code pins a location to within less than 7 metres, and it works even with limited or no connectivity—exactly the constraints common across South-South contexts.

That makes it both inclusive and practical for emergency care, logistics, finance and public services. Access breaks down when places can’t be reliably found. Without an address, an ambulance is slower, a courier can’t deliver, and a person may struggle to open a bank account.

How SnooCODE Strengthens South-South Cooperation

1. Built for Global South Realities
   SnooCODE was built in Africa and designed around infrastructure gaps and language diversity: a memorable 5–7 alphanumeric code, where you only need to know your ABCs and 123s. It works 99% offline with its key capabilities being location, route optimisation and verification, including integration into modern systems from drones to driverless vehicles. These are simple, reliable building blocks that travel well across borders.

2. Accelerating Essential Services
   When locations are unambiguous, response times drop, and coverage rises. Health teams, ambulances, postal services, e-commerce and field operations can plan routes, verify destinations and complete deliveries with fewer errors—especially where addresses or street names are inconsistent. That’s tangible progress toward SDG 3 (health), SDG 9 (infrastructure/industry) and SDG 17 (partnerships & knowledge-sharing).

3. Portable Knowledge and Reliability in Low-Resource Settings
   South-South cooperation thrives when solutions are adaptable. SnooCODE covers the entire earth, and its applications are straightforward to replicate in different national contexts, enabling governments and partners to localize quickly. Offline-first functionality ensures continuity during network outages or disasters—an essential requirement for equitable public services.

Combined with human-centered simplicity, South-South cooperation works where it actively employs contextual intelligence. Technology like SnooCODE adds the missing infrastructure for where things happen—so countries can plan and deliver.

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