ict for rural development: e-skills colab © building the knowledge and information society through...

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab

© Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness

A presentation to: EC ICT SummitBy: Lorna van der MerweDate: 21/22 October 2014

Broadband, Digital Opportunity and iNeSI:Building the Knowledge and Information

Society through e-Astuteness

e-skilling the nation for equitable prosperity and global competitiveness

ICT for Rural Development: Eastern Cape e-Skills CoLabBased at Walter Sisulu University

© iNeSI/WSU 2014



SOE - DTPS“A national catalyst, facilitator, responsive change agent and thought leader in the development of SA’s human resource

capacity in the optimum utilisation of ICTs for the development and growth of an inclusive Information Society and Knowledge

Economy .”

2001 – 2005 training forthe space industry 2005 - development of software applications for Government

1998 Broadcasting School 2001 – training for radio, television, digital media (animation and graphic design)

DOC2009 – collaborative enabler for the development of e-skills, e-readiness and e-astuteness

NEMISA e-Skills InstituteISSA

iKamva National e-Skills Institute (iNeSI)

Birth of iNeSI (2014)



iNeSI Aims



Global e-Readiness IndexSA Brazil Russia India China

OVERALL (140 countries) 2007 47 2013

70 60 54 68 58

A. Environment subindex 33 107 102 85 71 1. Political & regulatory environment 21 78 108 75 56 2. Business & innovation environment 55 126 90 90 105 B. Readiness subindex 95 74 32 68 66 3. Infrastructure & digital content 59 62 43 111 83 4. Affordability 104 76 18 1 40 5. Skills 102 91 61 95 53 C. Usage subindex 72 44 56 81 58 6. Individual usage 81 58 45 121 83 7. Business usage 33 34 95 45 35 8. Government usage 102 48 74 40 38 D. Impact subindex 92 50 53 56 55 9. Economic impacts 51 50 54 43 83 10. Social impacts 112 48 60 73 42

Global Information Technology Report, World Economic Forum, 2013

Digital readiness

Digital development

Digital future

Digital opportunity

Networks Services ContentApplicationsDevices

Policy, legal & regulatory (institutional) framework• Coordinated and integrated action on network builds• Removal of administrative and regulatory bottlenecks (rights of way)

Strategy

Connected Government• Aggregation of public sector demand• Infrastructure extensions

National Broadband Network• Affordable, high speed broadband• Universal coverage through multiple delivery

modes • Open access wholesale network

R&D and innovation• Quality of life • National

competitiveness

• Health and education connectivity prioritised

Broadband Value Chain

Democractisation, Economic Growth, Development, Job Creation

Applications and local content development• Vibrant creative and

software industry

• Fibre and terrestrial wireless and satellite

• Public sector anchor tenant

Skills development• ICT curriculum/e-literacy • Skills to secure and create jobs

to ensure equity and inclusion

DOC: SA Connect presentation, June 2014



e-Skill



Levels of e-Skills

ICT practitionersThe e-skills required for research, sales,

development, support, maintenance, etc. of

ICT systems.

e-LeadersA portfolio of skills,

representing expertise in both using ICT systems

and in leading organizations

e-Literacy

Sector usersThe e-skills needed for work in a specific type

of organisation or sector, e.g. business,

graphic design.



e-Astuteness

e-Social Astuteness a smart way to apply acquired e-skills for everyday socio-economic development and better life opportunities for all

e-Astuteness does not depend on formal education or high levels of literacy

e-Astuteness is not just about having computer skills. It means knowing how to use technology:

• To understand people and situations• To build social and business connections• For strategic behaviour



Provincial Level



Community/Local Level

whole community development

build & support entrepreneurs

action-based research

local relevant innovation

targetted training interventions

CoLab thematic areas



ADMINISTRATION

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

e-ASTUTENESS DEVELOPMENT

KNOWLEDGE FOR INNOVATION

AGGREGATIONFRAMEWORK

Advocacy, Awareness (e.g. events, media)

Partnerships

Courses, CurriculaTeaching, LearningLearning access

Guiding documentsImpact measurement

ResearchKnowledge production (e.g. apps, videos)

1

2 3

45

Programmes



EC COLAB

FET COLLEGES AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES SCHOOLS RU NMMU UFH

BORDER KEI COC NELSON MAND BAY COC NAFCOC TELKOM DIDATA ACCENTURE ECITI, etc.

CISCO RIM ICDL UNDP

ECSECC HRDC, GCIS DEDEAT DRPW DRDA NYDA SALGA ELIDZ COEGA, etc.

COSATU NEHAWU SADTU SAMWU, etc.

COMMUNITIES NGO COALITION TRADITIONAL LEADERS CHURCHES, etc.

CIVILSOCIETY

ORGANISED LABOUR

BUSINESS

EDUCATION GOVERNMENT

GLOBALPARTNERS

EASTERN CAPE COLABSTAKEHOLDER FORUM

ICT for RuralDevelopment

Existing & proposed links



CoLab Multi-stakeholder

Advocacy, Awareness

iNeSI TVET Launch

27 Nov 2014

ICT for Rural Dev

Mini ConferenceJanuary 2015

Partnerships

RhodesUniversity

current

ECDCNMMU

ECSECCothers

pending

DTPS DOC DHET TVETs SALGA SAQA CISCO DOT IBM RIM TELKOM NEOTEL ICDL

iNeSI

Other CoLabs



CoLab e-Astuteness

Courses, Curricula

TVET DOTTeachUpReachUp

TVET PDPNC(V) IT / CS

CISCOothers

Entrepreneurship BroadcastingDigital MediaMulti-mediae-Literacy

e-Centre ManagerCDW

e-Enablement

Other CoLabs

MAKANAAPPS

FACTORYAndroidCitizen

Journalism



CREATING E-SKILLS ACCESS FOR YOUTH: AN E-SKILLS ACTION PLAN FOR TVETS

• Build the capacity of TVET Colleges to offer skills required for the information society and knowledge based economy

• Introduce e- and m-learning courses for TVET students, lecturers and managers

• Use TVET Colleges to host Smart Community Knowledge Centres

• Grow the capability of learners and make them employment ready• Offer new innovative courses that are aligned to industry and societal demands

iNeSI/DHET/TVET Roadmap



Digital Opportunity TrustKey Facts• 4,000 young leaders in the

network• Over 800,000 people reached• 90% jobs, start enterprise• 70% reports improved income• Flagship programs:

• ReachUp!• StartUp! • TeachUp!

http://dotrust.org

DigitalOppTrust

DigitalOpportunityTrust

[email protected]



CoLab e-Astuteness

Teaching, Learning

e-LITERACYKagiso (VUT)

with ECDC

SECTOR USER

TVET DOT TeachUp

MAFCitizen

Journalism

ICT PRACTITIONER

MAFApps Developers

Other CoLabs

e-LEADERSWeb 2 (DUT)with SALGA



Knowledge for innovation

Research

TVET (2)MAF (4)complete

e-CentresRural Dev

pending



Knowledge for innovation

Apps

Makana Apps

Factory

KeiskammahoekNowHitchHike

MicroTourismSell



KeiskammaHoekNow! : sends registered community members email or SMS notices about events and opportunities that improve their lives, enabling mass communication using even the most basic cellphones.Community organisations will use the app to send notices to members and the public and as a research tool. App in development, first public release scheduled for October 2014 – also to be translated into isiXhosa. (JMS and MAF)

Apps



Hitch-hike! : This apps connects hitch-hikers with potential lift providers by enabling both parties to upload details of their travels onto the platform and to search for relevant hitch-hikers or lift-providers.While the screen shot is on a smart phone, the app is multimodal and uses SMS if no other channel is available (RHS & MAF)

Apps



Conclusion

The internationally recognised, collaborative approach of iNeSi to embed e-astuteness in all sections of society, while promoting research, aggregation and innovation, provides an opportunity for us to work together to achieve maximum impact.



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ict for rural development: e-skills colab © building the knowledge and information society through...

Documents

development of e

rural development

year development

usage subindex

inclusive information

knowledge economy

readiness subindex

environment subindex