Can SharePoint fight poverty?

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Marten Schoonman

Online communication & a SharePoint user, @mato74

snvworld.org, @snvworld

In keywords

Fighting poverty

ICT4D

Bubbles and

circles

M-PesaKenya livestock

market

Crowd sourcing

SharePoint: can it..? How?

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Our VisionSNV is dedicated to a society in which all people,

irrespective of race, class or gender, enjoy the freedom

to pursue their own sustainable development.

We believe that no one should have to live in poverty

and that all people should have the opportunity to

make their own choices about their future and that of

their communities.

Poverty..

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Google Images

Wealth growth 1975-2002

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Worldmapper: http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=171

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http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/WorldPopulationAnimation.gif

World population

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Gapminder: ‘Stop call them "developing countries’

[Hans Rosling]

www.bit.ly/t9Vnfy

Our Focus

Agriculture Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Renewable Energy

Increasing income, production and employment opportunities

Improving access to, coverage and quality of basic services

Renewable energy example: Biogas

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• Now 360,000 biogas installations realised by SNV

Our Teamo Over 1,100 professionals worldwide

o 75% local staff

o More 700 local partners

Our Presenceo SNV works in 36 countries worldwide,

with over 100 local offices.

o We have regional offices in Asia (Hanoi), the Balkans (Tirana),

East & Southern Africa (Nairobi), West & Central Africa

(Ouagadougou) and Latin America (Quito).

o Head office is in The Hague and we have a representative office

in Washington DC.

Global presence, local impact

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Bubbles and circles..

Bubbles and circles..

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My ‘ICT4D’ circle

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TEDxAmsterdam: Mark Kamau [Kenyan]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq98dElksKg]

Can ICT assist in alleviating Poverty, yes.

3 Success Factors:

1. Penetration - The more people online the better (increase of access to information assisting business etc). 2. Entrepreneurship - Businesses create wealth. Samsung accounts for 20% of South Korea GDP. If Kenya can replicate the same. Nokia works wonders for the Finnish economy. Apple in the US. Embraer in Brazil. 3. Policy - Government services are more efficient. Reduction in corruption. Information allows services to get to those who need them most (e.g. All provinces in Kenya currently get equal distribution of Malaria drugs, yet they are more needed in particular parts of the country at particular time).

I think ICT can fight poverty provided it is deployed in the right manner to solve problems that can actually be addressed through ICT. It also has to be embraced by those who are the intended beneficiaries - otherwise, it will fail. This can mean everything from language, cost and culture are key factors. Ultimately, one would have to ask does it work for me? Does it matter to me? Can I see the value of technology in my day to day life? M-Pesa is a classic case of technology being embraced by the masses when it addressed fundamental issues that mattered enough for widespread adoption

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Phares

Moses

ICTs can help fight poverty in kenya throu: -Job creations -Information sharing and accessibility -More efficient systems that make services more available hence reducing delays that might be incurred through processes.

Key success factors? -Reduced delays in daily activities and processes eg through the use of fiber optics -More informed decisions through information access- open governments -Accessibility to resources e.g M-Pesa

1. ICT can fight poverty by creating new opportunities in the market for labour in the knowledge economy. Lowering the barriers for young people, educated and uneducated to participate in business opportunities. At higher levels it is things such as business process outsourcing (BPO) sector while on the other hand it can be mobile and apps. 2. Participation and inclusion is one of the things that can help fight poverty through innovation in technology e.g. using mobile technology and ICT via mobile to educate (http://m-prep.co.ke/) or promote participation and reward it like http://txteagle/) this can promote jobs e.g. data entry, etc and some that even don't require full literacy.

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Geekmate Linnet

Mark

- ICT can help fight poverty in Kenya by creating economic opportunities e.g. the blogs with ads, mobile apps which can be monetized and eCommerce. How ICT does this is by lowering barriers to entry for economic opportunity and providing a large pool of knowledge and resources that can be employed in poverty reduction strategies. - key success factors are: a) access to ICTs. Without it, the opportunities they present would not existb) Existence of credit facilities. This is key to help set the ball rolling

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Simeon‘Mobile technologist’

M-Pesa..

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.. an innovative mobile money service in that its business model – simplifying the end-user experience – allowed for viral spread

.. reaching the unbanked, linking urban money to rural poverty

.. used by 38% of the Kenya population with indirect impact reaching 75% of the population, equals 20% of Kenya’s GDP

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Case: Kenya – Samburu livestock market

[http://www.youtube.com/user/SNVWorld?feature=mhum#p/search/0/vyR4k0MwM2Eand

http://www.youtube.com/user/SNVWorld#p/search/1/kds2VNZsLWE]

Kenya livestock market - personas

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Fredric

M-Pesa money point

Siperi

Livestock farmer

Qalicha

Livestock marketing council

Teresah

Local shop owner

John

Samburu county council

Mohamed

Livestock trader

http://youtu.be/vyR4k0MwM2E

Can SharePoint fight poverty?

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