In southern Congo, RCS has partnered with companies including Ford and IBM to trace cobalt, a component in lithium-ion batteries. A digital cloud developed by German company RCS Global has been deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to remove conflict minerals and child labour from supply chains . The system was launched in January at the Mines Miniere de Bisunzu ’s site near Rubaya . The mine has some of the largest deposits of coltan , a tantalum - rich ore , in Africa . Sacks of the ore are recorded and scanned by mobile devices linked to the cloud . The new system is potentially of interest to carmakers seeking to monitor their supply chain .
A digital cloud developed by German company RCS Global has been deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to remove conflict minerals and child labour from supply chains . The system was launched in January at the Mines Miniere de Bisunzu ’s site near Rubaya . The mine has some of the largest deposits of coltan , a tantalum - rich ore , in Africa . Sacks of the ore are recorded and scanned by mobile devices linked to the cloud . The new system is potentially of interest to carmakers seeking to monitor their supply chain .