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

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Session IIICommunity Development Prospects in
Emerging MarketsChallenges and Opportunities
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(UNECA) GKP Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting
to GK III Ouagadougou, 5-6 June 2007

• Moubarack LO
• Managing Director, Emergence Consulting, Senegal
• Email lo.emergence_at_sentoo.sn

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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

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

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THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
ACCELERATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND
INVENTIONS
GLOBALISATION AND LIBERALISATION OF EXCHANGES
PRODUCTION AND USE OF ICT
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
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Information and scientific discoveries and
inventions
The Value Chain of the Knowledge Economy
Appropriation, adaptation and transformation into
knowledge and innovation
Access and Collection
Diffusion
Human Capital Internal reorganisation

• IP
• Asymetry
• of Information

Infrastructure Infostructure
Competitivenesss
ProductivityEfficiencyQualityDifferenciation
Global
National
Access and integration in the production cycle
Growth
ICT Equipments
Diffusion
Reingeneering of processes
Trade Barriers
Production
Technological watch Investment financing
Employment
Global
National
Moubarack LO , CODI V
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• GREAT EMPLOYEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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THE KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS IN THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY

• 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

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

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
• FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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.

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
• FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• OPPORTUNITIES
• POSSIBLE TO CATCH, ADAPT AND USE EXISTING
  INNOVATIONS WITHOUT BIG INVESTMENT IN RD
  (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).

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
  FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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)

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
  FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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)

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
  FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
• FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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.

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
• FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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).

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• STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT
• FROM THE EMERGING MARKETS

• 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.

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• IV. SOME SUCCESS STORIES 

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TRADE POINT SENEGAL  WEB INCUBATOR 

• 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.

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WWW. KHEUWEUL.COM THE AFRICAN REGISTRAR

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

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ACACIA INITIATIVE/IDRCCOMMUNITY TELECENTRES

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

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MANOBI THE MIDDLE MAN SHOULD ADD VALUE

• 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.

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