moving up the value chain smmes and ebusiness
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World Bank Video-conference 2004/11/04 Nhlanhla Mabaso CSIR. Moving up the value chain SMMEs and Ebusiness. Outline. Challenges Achievements Value chain Conclusion. Recommendations from PNC report. E-Government house of value. DOH (2b). DOT (2b). DOLA (2b). DOME (2b). DOME - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Moving up the value chainSMMEs and Ebusiness
World Bank Video-conference 2004/11/04
Nhlanhla MabasoCSIR
Outline
● Challenges
● Achievements
● Value chain
● Conclusion
Recommendations from PNC reportRecommendation National SMMEs
ICT-related Users of ICT
A. Improve National Factor Conditions1. Decrease cost and availability of telecommunications X X X2. Improve quality of education X X X
1. Reduce/Change bureaucracy and regulations X X
2. Improve government service delivery X X
C. Improve SMME Support environment1. Increase ICT literacy X X X
2. Improve start-up business environment X X
X X
D. Support Specific Sector interventions
1. Establish Classification System X X
2. Apply targeted support strategies X X
B. Improve SMME Regulatory and Policy environment
3. Strengthen government information services to SMMEs
E-Government house of value
Interoperability
Information S
ecurity
Econom
ies-of-Scale
Less D
uplications
Citizen Convenience
Lowered Costs
Increased Productivity
e-GovernmentBusiness Case
Duplication & false economies
DTI(2b)
DOH(2b)
DOT(2b)
SMME 1 (2m)
SMME 2 (2m)
Reseller 3 (2m)
DOLA
(2b)
Multinational 4(2m)
DOME(2b)
Reseller 5 (2m)
DOME
(2b)
Reseller 6 (2m)
Company 7 (2m)
Company 8 (2m)
DOD(2b)
DOD(2b)
Digital Commons
SMME 1
Digital Commo
ns
DST
SMME 2/DOH
Reseller 3/DOT
Reseller 5/DOME
Reseller 6/DOME
Company 8/DOD
Company 7/DOD
Multinational 4/DOLA
Collaboration for Innovation
Coase's Penguin (Benchler)
Human Language Technologies● Translate.org.za
– Mozilla into multiple African languages
– Afrikaans, Sesotho sa Leboa and isiZulu builds in OpenOffice.org
● Senegalese Sängö OpenOffice Translation Sängö
● Kompyuta ne Yuganda
– Enable a literate Luganda speaker into ICT
● KiSwahili OpenOffice translation training in October 2004
● India-Brazil-South Africa institutional collaboration
Achievements● Charles Majola
– 19 year old born in Katlehong
– programmer for an open-source accounting program
● ICT Charter
● eGovernment
● Creative Commons South Africa
● Impi Linux– 24/7 Support Hotline
Year 2 Year 3Year 1
Consumers
Followers
Leaders
Moving up the value chain
Resellers
Collaboration
ValueValue
Innovators
Partnerships
TradeBalance
Conclusion
● Collaboration
● Appropriate models
● Business as usual
Growth Africa - 18/02/03 (mb)
Very large, low-productive, informal sectorwhich needs to be enlarged and some support in
moving towards the modern economy
Modern Mains treameconomy
Globally Competitive
Emerging SMEs“Semi Formal Sector”
Formal sector
Informal sector
•Clusters• Incubators,• Technology transfer, • Joint Ventures, • Enhanced trade links, • Strategic partnerships
Sector SpecificSupport Services
Generic servicesgreatly needed; entrepreneurship training;need to develop MORE firms
• Procurement opportunities• Spin-outs; • Tendering• Trade incentives
• Local incentives;• New markets; • Better access to gov. programs;
“Informal sector”
Sector SpecificSupport Services
Growth -orientated firms
Standard everyday firms, the mainstream of the regional economy
Partial Sector/
Generic
Support
• Markets;• Trade;• Sector clustering;• Financial;• Technical;• Business,• Supportive local legislation
Mo
re
so
ph
isti
ca
ted
Le
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s
op
his
tic
ate
d
Big Business
Medium-Sized Enterprises
Micro Enterprises
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Informal
Survivalist
Very Small Enterprises
Small-Sized Enterprises
I D C
Khula
M A C
Ntsika
Financial Support Services Non-Financial Services
Micro Lenders