ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness A presentation to: EC ICT Summit By: Lorna van der Merwe Date: 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 CoLab Based at Walter Sisulu University © iNeSI/WSU 2014

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness 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 for the space industry development of software applications for Government 1998 Broadcasting School 2001 – training for radio, television, digital media (animation and graphic design) DOC 2009 – collaborative enabler for the development of e-skills, e-readiness and e- astuteness NEMISA e-Skills Institute ISSA iKamva National e-Skills Institute (iNeSI) Birth of iNeSI (2014)

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness iNeSI Aims

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Global e-Readiness Index SABrazilRussiaIndiaChina OVERALL (140 countries) A. Environment subindex Political & regulatory environment Business & innovation environment B. Readiness subindex Infrastructure & digital content Affordability Skills C. Usage subindex Individual usage Business usage Government usage D. Impact subindex Economic impacts Social impacts Global Information Technology Report, World Economic Forum, 2013

Digital readiness Digital development Digital future Digital opportunity NetworksServicesContentApplicationsDevices 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

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness e-Skill

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Levels of e-Skills ICT practitioners The e-skills required for research, sales, development, support, maintenance, etc. of ICT systems. e-Leaders A portfolio of skills, representing expertise in both using ICT systems and in leading organizations e-Literacy Sector users The e-skills needed for work in a specific type of organisation or sector, e.g. business, graphic design.

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness 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

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Provincial Level

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Community/Local Level whole community development build & support entrepreneurs action-based research local relevant innovation targetted training interventions CoLab thematic areas

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness ADMINISTRATION MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION e-ASTUTENESS DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE FOR INNOVATION AGGREGATION FRAMEWORK Advocacy, Awareness (e.g. events, media) Partnerships Courses, Curricula Teaching, Learning Learning access Guiding documents Impact measurement Research Knowledge production (e.g. apps, videos) Programmes

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness ICT for Rural Development Existing & proposed links

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness CoLab Multi-stakeholder Advocacy, Awareness iNeSI TVET Launch 27 Nov 2014 ICT for Rural Dev Mini Conference January 2015 Partnerships Rhodes University current ECDC NMMU ECSECC others pending DTPS DOC DHET TVETs SALGA SAQA CISCO DOT IBM RIM TELKOM NEOTEL ICDL iNeSI Other CoLabs

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness CoLab e-Astuteness Courses, Curricula TVET DOT TeachUp ReachUp TVET PDP NC(V) IT / CS CISCO others Entrepreneurship Broadcasting Digital Media Multi-media e-Literacy e-Centre Manager CDW e-Enablement Other CoLabs MAKANA APPS FACTORY Android Citizen Journalism

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness 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

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Digital Opportunity Trust Key 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! DigitalOppTrust DigitalOpportunityTrust

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness CoLab e-Astuteness Teaching, Learning e-LITERACY Kagiso (VUT) with ECDC SECTOR USER TVET DOT TeachUp MAF Citizen Journalism ICT PRACTITIONER MAF Apps Developers Other CoLabs e-LEADERS Web 2 (DUT) with SALGA

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Knowledge for innovation Research TVET (2) MAF (4) complete e-Centres Rural Dev pending

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness Knowledge for innovation Apps Makana Apps Factory Online Developer Community pending KeiskammahoekNow HitchHike MicroTourism Sell iNeSI

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness KeiskammaHoekNow! : sends registered community members 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

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness 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

ICT for Rural Development: e-Skills CoLab © Building the Knowledge and Information Society through e-Astuteness 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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