Enabel, Belgium’s agency for international cooperation, has selected Odoo, a provider of open-source business management software, to consolidate several internal functions under a five-year agreement. The partnership was awarded through a public tender and is intended to reduce the number of separate applications used across the agency’s operations.
The platform will bring together human resources, finance, project management, procurement and logistics. These functions are currently managed through separate applications. The aim is to connect information across departments and reduce administrative work, allowing Enabel’s teams to direct more time and resources toward their international cooperation activities.
Jean Van Wetter, CEO of Enabel, said the agreement also reflects an interest in applying Belgian expertise beyond the agency’s own operations.
“As Belgium's agency for international cooperation, I am particularly proud that we are joining forces with a Belgian company that has become a global leader while remaining deeply rooted in Belgian entrepreneurship, innovation and pragmatism. This partnership reflects our conviction that Belgian expertise has a role to play well beyond our own transformation - including in supporting the growth of businesses in Africa and moving people way from the informal to the formal economy.”
Beyond the internal software rollout, Enabel and Odoo intend to explore how their partnership could support businesses in African markets, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and those moving from informal to formal operations. The announcement does not specify any projects or deployments for those businesses.
For Odoo, the agreement applies its business management platform to the operations of an international cooperation agency. CEO and founder Fabien Pinckaers said:
“Odoo is delighted to have been chosen by Enabel as their management platform of choice. Our goal is, and always has been, to provide a solution that can cover every organisation’s needs, while being super intuitive, accessible, and affordable. Furthermore, we are very happy to support their mission to foster international cooperation and sustainable development by providing a reliable and efficient tool that can empower such meaningful operations.”
Deployment is expected to begin in the coming months, with functions introduced progressively across Enabel’s operations in Belgium and its partner countries.
