Title: Presented By:Mr' Peter Kimacia
1Digital Village Network (DVN)
- Presented By Mr. Peter Kimacia
- ICTvillage.com
- Tuesday 31st July 2007.
2ICTvillage.com - Profile
- ICTvillage.com is a membership-driven resource
network that seeks to make Kenya the ICT hub of
Africa through various interventions - Online Portal access ICT information.
- Business Lobby fast-track ICT initiatives.
- ICT Magazine once every two months.
- ICT Events conferences, expos, tours.
3Rural Cyber-cafes
- This year we are visiting 10 major towns in Kenya
to promote rural ICT via our ICT Roadshow and
have listened learnt - Sustainability is the number one problem
- Connectivity speed and reliability
- Content product and services
- Cashflow capex and opex
4Current Situation - Chaos
RC
e-s
NGOs
Government
Financiers
ICT Multinationals
RC
TC
e-s
Telcos
Youth
Youth
CBOs
Donors
Vendors
TC
Women
RC
5Ideal Scenario - Order
Government
NGOs
ICT Multinationals
Donors
Financiers
Vendors
Youth
Women
CBOs
Telcos
PPP for ICT
DC
DC
DC
DS
DK
DS
DK
DS
DK
6Digital Village Network Model
B
A
Branded World-class facility
Adopted Rural Cyber-cafe
To
Transformation from A to B through the following
7Telco Participation in DVN
8Traditional Village Network Model
- Alone a youth runs fast,
- But together with an elder,
- They go far. Luo Proverb.
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- Youth rural cyber-café.
- Together collaboration.
- Elder telco provider.
- Far sustainability.
9Digital Village Facilities
Digital Centre
10 20 PCs (development hub)
Digital Kiosk
Digital School
1 5 PCs (commercial facility)
5 10 PCs (education facility)
10Increase Revenue Streams
Revenue capture model
Internet driven services
- Cyber cafe
- Bureau services
- Training
- Outsourcing
- Merchandising
- Franchising
- e-government
- e-banking
- e-business
- e-learning
- e-procurement
- e-health
- e-farming
- e-monitoring
Tier 1
Tier 2
11Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- The Government is already creating an enabling
environment, so the rest of us should unite and
work together - Telco providers and rural cyber-cafes.
- Product vendors and service providers.
- Government agencies and parastatals.
- Development partners and foundations.
12ICTvillage.com - Contacts
- For more information, please contact
- Peter Kimacia or Anne Mutugi,
- ICTvillage.com Idea Factory Ltd.,
- The Office Park, Riverside Drive.
- Email dvn_at_ictvillage.com
- Tel (254-020) 444 9277 or 444 7655.
- PO Box 12 00606, Nairobi, Kenya.
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