Infopreneurs Presentation

forforSustainableSustainable Rural Enterprise & EconomicEnterprise & Economic

Development Development in Rural Southern Africa (REEDiRSA)(REEDiRSA)

Rensie van Rensburg (CSIR Initiative Manager)Rensie van Rensburg (CSIR Initiative Manager)Mike Ofori-Appiah (CSIR Analyst)Mike Ofori-Appiah (CSIR Analyst)

Chris Krause (CSIR Analyst)Chris Krause (CSIR Analyst)Ivan Groenewald, Braam Cronje (RIPs)Ivan Groenewald, Braam Cronje (RIPs)

Louis Bapela (Technology Maintenance)Louis Bapela (Technology Maintenance)Uys du Buisson (M&E)Uys du Buisson (M&E)

Sam Modise (Rural Logistics)Sam Modise (Rural Logistics)Div de Villiers (SMME Development, BSSA)Div de Villiers (SMME Development, BSSA)

Isaac Phala, Joey Motsepe, Beauty Mbangula, Elthea Cronje (Support)Isaac Phala, Joey Motsepe, Beauty Mbangula, Elthea Cronje (Support)

(40 years ICT4D Experience, 35 years ICT System Development Experience, 30 years of ICT System Deployment & Maintenance Experience, 10 years Community Learning Experience, 25 years SMME Development, 4 years of Master Infopreneur Experience )

Prevent young talent leaving…

…and change cattle traffic-control… …to a new place beyond!

Changing the nature of local (rural) enterpriseenterprise

and economiceconomic development in a way way

that can …

CorporateBusiness

Medium

Enterprise

National & Provincial Government

LocalGovernment

Dem

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balizati

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Ethics

Technology Convergence

MicroEnterprises

MicroEnterprisesCBOsCBOs

CitizensCitizens

CorporateBusiness

Medium

Enterprise

National & Provincial Government

LocalGovernment

Dem

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tizatio

n Glo

balizati

on

Ethics

Technology Convergence

MicroEnterprises


CitizensCitizens

Community Infopreneurs ®

Regional Infopreneurs®

Enabling Context

Support Context

Delivery Context

National Wholesalers (Private)

ServiceProviderServiceProvider

Ware-housesWare-houses

NetworkProvidersNetwork

ProvidersBankingServicesBankingServices

National Delivery Agencies(NGO & Public)

NationalGovernment

NationalGovernment

DevelopmentPartnershipsDevelopmentPartnerships

TechnologyPartnershipsTechnologyPartnerships

Area Retailers (Private)

ServiceProviderServiceProvider

Ware-housesWare-houses

Area Delivery Agencies(NPO & Public)

LocalGovernment

LocalGovernment

DevelopmentAgencies

DevelopmentAgencies

Regional Infopreneurs®

Community Infopreneurs

MicroEnterprises


CitizensCitizens

Support Layer

Enabling Layer

Delivery Layer

Growth (Town IP)Growth (Town IP)Start-up (Village IP)

National Wholesalers

(PrivateSector)

NationalDevelopment

Partners(NGO & Public

Sector)

AreaRetailers(Private)

AreaDevelopment

Initiatives(NPO & Public)

Regional Regional InfopreneursInfopreneurs

Provincial Agents

TechnologySupport

Sales &Distribution Learning

SupportMentoring(Incubatio

n)

Community Infopreneurs

Regional Infopreneurs

Micro LicenceAgreements

Master LicenceAgreements

NewCo

Incubation Support

CSIR

MI & Ingwapel

e

Technology

Dev. & Sup.

MicroEnterprises


CitizensCitizens

Start-up ServicesStart-up Services(Village Infopreneur)(Village Infopreneur)

Growth Services (Town Growth Services (Town IP)IP)

inTouch inTouch Africa®Africa®

Enabling Software

2. Monetary Services:

a. Banking and money transfera. Banking and money transferb. Electronic paymentsc. Pre-paid commodities

1. Information & Knowledge Services:

a. Front-desk Servicesa. Front-desk Servicesb. Mobile Learning (Skills Focus)b. Mobile Learning (Skills Focus)

c. Process Info (Incl. IKS)c. Process Info (Incl. IKS)

d. Community Cataloguesd. Community Catalogues

ICT Services:

a. Connectivitya. Connectivity

b.b. Audio-visual Audio-visual & Broadcast& Broadcast

c. E-Mail & Internetc. E-Mail & Internet

d.d. Entertainment /Gaming /CaféEntertainment /Gaming /Café

e. Desktop Publishinge. Desktop Publishing

f.f. Computer Assisted LearningComputer Assisted Learning

(Basic Education Focus)(Basic Education Focus)

3. Enterprise Data Services:

Spatial Data Create & MaintainSpatial Data Create & Maintain

i. LED & Proc. Data (Econ. Ind.)i. LED & Proc. Data (Econ. Ind.)

ii. Local Business Serv. (Promo)ii. Local Business Serv. (Promo)

iii. Product Catalogues & Promoiii. Product Catalogues & Promo

iv. Survey Servicesiv. Survey Services

4. Commerce & Logistics Services:

a. Procurement Servicesa. Procurement Servicesb. Inventory Servicesb. Inventory Servicesc. Transport & logistics servicesc. Transport & logistics servicesd. Bureau services (eg. accounting)d. Bureau services (eg. accounting)

5. Agency Services (SMME “Nursing”):

• Business Dev. ServicesBusiness Dev. Servicesi. SWOT /Idea analysisi. SWOT /Idea analysis

ii. Voucher /Couponsii. Voucher /Coupons

iii. Tender Advice & Linkagesiii. Tender Advice & Linkages

b. Financial Servicesb. Financial Servicesi. Indiv. (Ins., Funeral, Housing)i. Indiv. (Ins., Funeral, Housing)

ii. Group (Ins., Loans, Save, Fun.)ii. Group (Ins., Loans, Save, Fun.)

“Infopreneur”Services

Community

Infopreneurs

“ICT”Services

VillageICT

Operators

Agriculture Agriculture &&

MiningMining&&

FishingFishing

AgriculturalSociety

ManufacturingManufacturing

IndustrialSociety

Information,Knowledge &

Advice

InformationSociety

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Exp

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Beyond

ICT

ICT

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"Warm ware“ (People)

Systems and Processes

TraditionalInformation Services

Computer Assisted Learning / Electronic Performance Support

Services

Expert InformationServices

(Value additionthrough assistance

with collecting &dispensing)

(Value additionthrough assistancewith internalisation)

(Value additionthrough assistance

w filtering and selection)

Spectrum of Information Needs

Information Services (IS) Categories

ICT's (Supporting) Role

Beyond

SMMETrainin

g&

(NVC) Learner-

ships

Enterprise

Readiness

Training&

ICT Training

Data Information Knowledge Advice Wisdom

(Interna-lised

Stimuli)

(Selected Data) (Internalised Intelligence) (SelectedKnowledge)

(Verified Advice w Timing Dimension)

Intelligence

(Cross-referredInformation)

Change

(Implemented Wisdom)

Beyond

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Outline of Outline of PresentationPresentation

Value Proposition:Value Proposition: Challenges (1 Slide)What do we produce:What do we produce: Context, IS and Catalogues (3 Slides)How Does it Work:How Does it Work: Network, Process, Offering, Support (4 Slides)