How To Get Botswana To A Digital Economy

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1 ICTs and Employment Creation Monametsi Kalayamotho CEO, Moro Group

2 Creating a strong ICT vision and strategy What can we learn from Singapore Double the value added of the ICT industry to $17 billion 2x What about Botswana? Triple ICT exports to $40 billion 3x Quadruple software and IT services revenue to $24 billion 4x Achieve a household broadband penetration 90% Where are we? Are we ready to take the giant leap? Or are we continuing with lip-service? Are we going to continue to let policies be a hindrance to results? Are we ready to invest to get Botswana to a digital economy? 2

Triple ICT exports to $40 billion 3x Quadruple software and IT services revenue to $24 billion 4x Achieve a household broadband

Four IT megatrends will dominate the next decade Microsoft Predictions Mobility Social Cloud Big data 91% of organizations expect to spend on mobile devices in 2012 In 2012, mobile devices will

3 Four IT megatrends will dominate the next decade Microsoft Predictions Mobility Social Cloud Big data 91% of organizations expect to spend on mobile devices in 2012 In 2012, mobile devices will outship PCs by more than 2:1 and generate more revenue than PCs for the first time 85 BILLION mobile apps will be downloaded in 2012 Mobility = Data security concerns Social networking will follow not just people but also appliances, devices, and products 1/2 of companies expect to use internal social network apps in 2012 >80% of new apps in 2012 will be distributed/ deployed on clouds The strategic focus in the cloud will shift in 2012 from infrastructure to application platforms 34% of CIOs say technology as a service (cloud) will have the most profound effect on the CIO role in the future 49% of CIOs rank BI as the top project priority for 2012 Total digital content will grow 48% from /3 of mobile apps developed in 2012 will integrate with analytics offerings 2.7 zettabytes in % of businesses are likely to invest in BI and analytics in 2012

not just people but also appliances, devices, and products 1/2 of companies expect to use internal social network apps in 2012 >80% of new apps in 2012 will be distributed/ deployed on clouds The

4 Correlation between GDP growth (%) and telephone, mobile, internet and broadband penetration 0.73% 0.81% Telephone Internet Mobile 1.12% 1.38% Broadband Every 10% increase in telephone, mobile, internet and broadband penetration correlates with an increase in GDP South Africa 2% Korea 17% Costa Rica 30% 4

38% Broadband Every 10% increase in telephone, mobile, internet and

5 The case of Uganda What can we learn from this Investment $350mio since 2001 Revenue Generated $750mio This growth is mostly from the ICT training, web development, custom software development sectors Contribution to GDP 9% in 2006/7 ICT Cumulative annual growth 25% Makerere University has the largest computing incubation centre in Africa to accommodate 12,000 students 5

software development sectors Contribution to GDP 9% in 2006/7 ICT Cumulative annual growth

6 Youth unemployment Botswana continues to face challenges of high and persistent levels of unemployment, particularly amongst the youth. A major constraint in employing Batswana has been lack of relevant industry skills. Ministry of Finance & Development Planning Midterm Review of NDP 10 (June 2013) Youth (15 35 years) as a percentage of Botswana s population Overall unemployment rate Unemployment rates among year old 25% 18% 78% 6

A major constraint in employing Batswana has been lack of relevant industry skills.

7 Employment creation through ICTs The ripple effect of ICT Broadband connectivity Connectivity creates demand for devices Access Devices Availability of devices creates demand for software and content Applications & Content Development 7

devices Access Devices Availability of devices creates

8 Employment creation through ICTs The ripple effect of ICT Security ICT Security Data Centres Demand for skilled personnel for the ICT industry Human Resource Development (ICT) Demand for ICT Research and Development Research & Development ICT Cluster Development Integrated Security Systems ICT Practical Training and Certification Partnerships with Research Institutes Integration of ICT in education Business Intelligence 8

Development Research & Development ICT Cluster Development Integrated Security Systems ICT Practical

Employment creation through ICTs Digital opportunities Intentionally employing those with limited employment opportunities in the business Process outsourcing industry Working online as a team or

9 Employment creation through ICTs Digital opportunities Intentionally employing those with limited employment opportunities in the business Process outsourcing industry Working online as a team or independently to complete small tasks that make up a larger piece of work Leading the development of innovation in software engineering, apps development, and local content Developing mobile or internet solutions, or leveraging the internet as a platform to more effectively deliver products or services Using mobile or internet enabled solutions to enhance service delivery in areas such as health, education, agriculture and financial access 9

engineering, apps development, and local content Developing mobile or internet solutions, or leveraging the internet as a platform to more effectively deliver

10 Key Success factors Initiative and leadership by government ICT as enabler and key driver of economic growth Partnership between Private Sector & Government Align National Strategy, build infrastructure, drive access Ability to leverage a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation Nairobi home to two dozen hubs and incubators 10

National Strategy, build infrastructure, drive access Ability to leverage a

Enabling Social Change Through Cloud Computing

Enabling Social Change Through Cloud Computing Four Megatrends Will Dominate the Next Decade Mobility Social Cloud BI/big data 91% of organizations expect to spend on mobile devices in 2012 In 2012, mobile