Making Use of E-mentoring to support Innovative Entrepreneurs in Africa Philipp Aerni World Trade Institute, Berne Gender Workshop - 27th October, 2010.

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Making Use of E-mentoring to support Innovative Entrepreneurs in Africa Philipp Aerni World Trade Institute, Berne Gender Workshop - 27th October, 2010

Table of Contents 1.Entrepreneurship and endogenous development 3. E-Mentoring Potential 2. Development through Women Entrepreneurship 4. UNCTAD ATDF Matchmaking Platform 5. Outlook (Possible Link to Gender)

1.Entrepreneurship and endogenous development Lesson from history: Sustainable Economic Growth is based on Endogenous Development (Paul Romer) It is a condition to participate in and benefit from trade > Relevant for Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade Assumptions:.  Technology always evolves to become a tool of Empowerment (Joseph Schumpeter)  Education needs to be connected to opportunities  Investing in people and connecting them is crucial

Insights from our workshop ‘Development through Women Entrepreneurship’ (2008) Challenges > Informal Sector: No Growth through trade/innovation! Policies discourage transition from informal to formal > Supporting entry into the formal sector / investing growth-oriented strategy > Business plan (know how?) > Disincentives to become an entrepreneur: - Comfortable jobs in corporate/aid/public bureaucracy - Regulatory Burden/Discrimination of Entrepreneurs - Lack of supporting infrastructure

Opportunities > Planned Special Economic Zones for Africa > Local content requirements in China-Africa Deals > Open innovation networks  lower search costs & better access to resources > Growth Potential (unserved needs, unused resources) Opportunities for female subsistence farmers > Combining traditional knowledge with new technologies E.g. Tissue culture laboratories (CIAT Project) > instructions how to make use and tailor it for local needs, get access to finance and networks

3. E-Mentoring as Empowerment > Supportive e-infrastructure for entrepreneurs > Access to resources (finance, knowledge, technology) > Overcoming Cultural and Political Constraints > Connecting an experienced aging society with youth > Connecting the informal sector to growth and trade Using Semantic Web (SW) technology to enable match-making of mentors and mentees Just a first step with many challenges  To be addressed in our project with UNCTAD Swisscontact, and Credit Suisse

4. UNCTAD ATDF Matchmaking Platform match.atdforum.org/

4. UNCTAD ATDF Matchmaking Platform

Outlook (possible Link to Gender) E-mentoring as a tool of empowerment for women: - Organizational structure (overcome space/hierarchy) - Individual & interpersonal factors (discrim./social skills) - Flexible/alternative work arrangements (time barrier)