Shaping the eco-system to secure Big Data products and address social questions

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1 Shaping the eco-system to secure Big Data products and address social questions Data-for-Good initiative December 2015

by 5 of the largest global telecom operators Office or Presence More than 100 people across 3 regional offices in Belgium, Brazil

2 1 Who is Real Impact Analytics (RIA)? A global tech company that specializes in Telecom Big Data Clients across the world reaching over 300 million subscribers Trusted by 5 of the largest global telecom operators Office or Presence More than 100 people across 3 regional offices in Belgium, Brazil & South Africa Strong team including PhDs / MAs from Harvard, MIT, Solvay. McKinsey & Accenture alumni We have data for more 22 countries for MTN and 16 countries for Airtel in Africa and part of Asia and the largest donors 2

3 2 Significant gaps in public data from emerging countries leading to leverage alternative data sources Number of countries with less than 2 data points* Need Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa (examples): 29 countries (60%) do not have adequate data 20 countries (40%) have moderate and extreme data deprivation 14 countries (30%) have data more than five years apart Limitations Limited ground truths Intrinsic limits to insights, e.g. telecom data and mobility vs. telecom data and absolute income level Privacy and individual tracking Matching data sets Availability of poverty data between 2002 and 2011* *World Development Indicator data, Data deprivation, Working paper, World Bank, April

2 Data-for-Good aims at addressing social questions leveraging non-public data in the context of a product roadmap Stage 1 Develop MVP Stage 2 From MVP to Product Stage 3 Scaleup and roll-out

4 2 Data-for-Good aims at addressing social questions leveraging non-public data in the context of a product roadmap Stage 1 Develop MVP Stage 2 From MVP to Product Stage 3 Scaleup and roll-out Possible partnerships A Mobile money tools for telecom operators Version 1.0 Version 2.0 public good B Micro-finance tools for MFIs and banks Ghana Ghana Africa Uganda Uganda C Ebola tools to prioritize work and limit outbreak D Malaria tools to prioritize work and limit outbreak E Dengue tools to prioritize work and limit outbreak West Africa Zambia Pakistan (TBC) F National statistics tools to prioritize actions and monitor impact Uganda 4

3 There is a need to federate the ecosystem investing in global partnerships, shaping the ecosystem and partner with telcos Understand end-users needs and collect key learnings from the field

5 3 There is a need to federate the ecosystem investing in global partnerships, shaping the ecosystem and partner with telcos Understand end-users needs and collect key learnings from the field Leverage cutting-edge innovation and set up collaborations on relevant vertical Identify key levers to put in place for a scale-up of the market Set-up of the Real Impact Analytics Data-for-Good Fund hosted by the King Baudouin Foundation Agreement with the United Nations/Global Pulse Part of the Mobile Hub (UN Foundation) discussions Champion of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Shape the global agenda of Data-for- Good and secure right priorities Secure the access to the telecom data Critical elements Privacy and data security Development and running crosstelecom operators Limited cost (esp. development) commitment from telecom operators 5

6 3 There is a need to gradually build a sustainable business model involving private sector partners and leveraging key pivots Key dimensions Public vs. Private Products vs. Open fund Research vs. Business model Privacy/Strategic insights vs. Public insights Products Platform and open environment Transform platform into open environment Initiate development of apps/products involving third parties Continue development of the platform MVP and Donors Select topics, geographies and local partnerships Launch global partnerships Develop pilots and Minimum Viable Products Set up relations with telecom operators in the context of R&D Secure social investment and donor funding Transform MVPs into Products Set up commercial relations with local users Set up commercial relations with telecom operators and other private data providers Roll out the platform and the products across geographies and telecom operators Critical Confirm sustainability of product approach and business model Critical Confirm sustainability of open platform and environment 6

7 3 Examples of business model involving telecom operators and data aggregator/analytics provider Early stage business model Open platform and product model Donors, international agencies and philanthropists Provide funding Telecom companies or other data providers Provide data Telecom companies or other data providers Provide data RIA Foundation Platform owner Provide access Remuneration Real Impact Analytics User, e.g. MSF, Ministry of Health, UNICEF, UBOS User, e.g. MSF, Ministry of Health, UNICEF, UBOS 7

8 Belgium Office 7, place Flagey 1050 Brussels Belgium Brazil Office 258, Francisco Leitão, Pinheiros, São Paulo, CEP: Dubai Office Office 701, Sama Tower Sheikh Zayed Road PO Box 9867, Dubai Luxembourg Office 691, rue de Neudorf 2220 Luxembourg Grand Duché du Luxembourg South Africa Office 6 Battery Crescent Three Anchor Bay 8005 Cape Town, South Africa

British Council Zambia Shaping our Future Conference (26 & 27 March 2013) Ways of Growing SME Innovation and Finance

British Council Zambia Shaping our Future Conference (26 & 27 March 2013) Ways of Growing SME Innovation and Finance Presenter: Mr.Trevor Simumba, MD Sub-Saharan Consulting Group Zambia Limited Sub-Saharan