1 / 21

Session III: Community Development Prospects in Emerging Markets Challenges and Opportunities

lan
Download Presentation

Session III: Community Development Prospects in Emerging Markets Challenges and Opportunities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. 1 Session III: Community Development Prospects in Emerging Markets Challenges and Opportunities Moubarack LO Managing Director, Emergence Consulting, Senegal Email: lo.emergence@sentoo.sn

    2. 2 OUTLINE I. KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION AS EMERGING FACTORS OF COMPETITIVENESS AND WEALTH II. STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS III. SOME SUCCESS STORIES WITHIN THE CONTINENT

    3. 3 I. KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION AS EMERGING FACTORS OF COMPETITIVENESS AND WEALTH

    4. 4 THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

    5. 5 Information and scientific discoveries and inventions

    6. 6

    7. 7 SUCCESS LINKED TO THE INTENSITY OF USAGE OF ALL OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN ICT HUMAN CAPITAL WITH HIGH QUALIFICATION

    8. 8 II. STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE AFRICAN LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS AND JOBS

    9. 9 CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES: INCLUDE EVERY SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY COORDINATE ICT AND KNOWLEDGE PROMOTION WITH POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES CONSTRAINTS: LOW CONNECTIVITY IN THE RURAL AREAS HIGH ILLITERACY HIGH INTERNET ACCESS COSTS INEXISTENCE OR NOT ENOUGH ELECTRICITY OR TRANSPORT.

    10. 10 OPPORTUNITIES: POSSIBLE TO CATCH, ADAPT AND USE EXISTING INNOVATIONS WITHOUT BIG INVESTMENT IN R&D (Exemple: FOSS) THE TREMENDOUS ENDOGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO MARKETABLE GOODS AND SERVICES (Illustration from the Development Market place competition (DM), 2006) (More than 500 innovative projects in 5 West African Countries).

    11. 11 DEVELOP A NATIONAL MASTER PLAN FOR THE SMOOTH INCLUSION IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY MAINSTREAM KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION IN ALL PUBLIC POLICIES ALLOCATE SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN (Sectoral Medium Term Expenditure Framework)

    12. 12 2. PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR ALL AND CREATIVITY FOR AFRICA, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SECONDARY, TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONNAL AND NON- FORMAL EDUCATION - Schumpeter paradigm empirically confirmed for those countries that are far from the frontier technology) - « Advantage of Backwardness» (Gerschenkron) VALUE AND NURTURE CREATIVITY AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND SKILLS IMPROVEMENT (specially among Students and young citizens)

    13. 13 3. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ICT: PROVIDE HIGH SPEED NETWORKS AND PHONE CONNECTIVITY, INCLUDING IN RURAL AREAS CREATE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ACCESS POINTS WITH SUBSIDIZED OR NO COST

    14. 14 3. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS (follows): INSTALL APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT (TOUCH SCREEN FOR EXAMPLE) SUITABLE FOR ILLITERATE CITIZENS DEVELOP MOBILE ACCESS POINTS (A CAR EQUIPED WITH INTERNET FACILITIES THAT MOVES FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE) TRAIN COMMUNITY CENTRES MANAGERS AND USERS.

    15. 15 4. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT FORMAL AND INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE MARKETIZATION (Schumpeter: technological innovation designates the transformation of an invention into tradable goods) INNOVATION IDENTIFICATION (Surveys, Fairs and exhibitions, competitions like DM, role of public institutions supporting local communities, One stop centres for emerging innovators and persons willing to give value to their experience and know how, etc.) INNOVATION PROTECTION AND REGISTRATION TRANSITION FROM INFORMAL TO FORMAL ACTIVITIES AND/OR COOPERATION WITH EXISTING FIRMS PROJECT FINANCE (microfinance).

    16. 16 4. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE MARKETIZATION (follows) PROJECT INCUBATION (modern handicrafts parks) TECHNICAL SUPPORT (to improve and level up initial innovation: quality, packaging) TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS MARKETING (Economic Intelligence, E-commerce) AND LOGISTICS.

    17. 17 IV. SOME SUCCESS STORIES 

    18. 18 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: BRING E-COMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES ACTIVITIES: CREATION OF A WEBSITE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS OR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE TRADE POINT GENERAL WEBSITE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT IS GIVEN TO THE SMALL ENTREPRENEUR OR THE COMMUNITY FOR 6 TO 12 MONTHS.

    19. 19 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: FACILITATE DOMAIN NAME ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES: HELP SMEs REGISTER DOMAIN NAMES AND HOST THEIR WEB SITES, AT A VERY LITTLE COST.

    20. 20 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: Empower the local communities through ICT facilities ACTIVITIES: Installation of community Telecentres managed by the communities themselves.

    21. 21 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: Increase the share of the farmers in the value added of their products ACTIVITIES: Send SMS to the mobile phones of the farmers indicating the prices of their products in Dakar market.

    22. 22

More Related