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Interview with Tanya Accone

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Tanya Accone received her Journalism degree from Rhodes University in the early 1990s, moving seamlessly thereafter into the dawning age of new media and the digital revolution. An early career stint at The Washington Post saw her take web content from conceptualisation through to publication for the International, National, Business and Classified sections of the WashingtonPost.com, in addition to producing its 24-hour breaking news site, News Digest. A similar role at the Sunday Times, back in South Africa, followed before Tanya joined M-Web Africa as one of a group of executives leading the Naspers subsidiary, traveling throughout Africa to develop franchises in local markets. In 2001, Tanya joined UNICEF as Deputy Chief: Internet, Broadcast & Image Section. She has been with the organisation ever since, co-founding the UNICEF Global Innovation Centre in 2014 and working as a senior advisor on innovation focusing on assisting the public and private sector to achieve preferred outcomes through innovation, people, systems and technology. Currently senior advisor on innovation (strategy, stakeholders & thought leadership), Tanya is working towards innovative solutions in over 200 countries worldwide with the vision of realising UNICEF’s child-related Sustainable Development Goals.
28 Jun 2023 English South Africa Business · Education

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