1. Capacity Building in ICT Industrialization

2. By : Zitoni Gaëtan, MSc Kigali Institute of Education Rwanda Addis Ababa, May2011

3. Overview : 1st part : why : ICT Industry for ldc’s

4. need of ICT Industrialization prerequisite : Capacity Building

5. 2nd part : how to : Capacity Building /ICT

6. ICT in Education skills for all levels ICT for Education new technologies for Educ

7. 3rd part : what : Industrialization /ICT

8. PRESENTATION

9. Since 30 years developing countries – specially Africa – have been trying to get out the vicious circle of poverty,

10. almost all have embarked on ambitious programs of diversifying their traditional exports based on raw materials and agriculture

11. in favour of value – added manufactured goods.

12. Many have failed and got poorer and poorer than they were at “independencies” time.

13. But for others : small encouraging results are emerging from adequate reforms and repeated adjustments :

14. thanks to the liberalization of international trade and the commitment of some developed countries and effects of “good programs” implemented by UN agencies.

15. Such reforms are conducive to economic development

16. – at least in theory …..

17. ….. in fact liberalization is a tool of development only when the trade if fair :

18. when the trade is fair : both partners have equitable trade-capacity, no dumping, no protectionism ….

19. On the other hand fair trade suppose -as a minimum requirement – : the production of competitive exportable products.

20. This suppose :

21. availability of adequate “production technology”

22. in order to be able to produce at acceptable costs.

23. In fact, programs of “technology transfer” from developped countries towards low developped countries have been implemented …

24. … but a new challenge has arisen :

25. technology transfer suppose the capacity of absorbing this technology.

26. Then comes in the need of capacity building.

27. The aim of this presentation is to show that new technologies – namely ICT – offer a space …

28. a space… where low developped countries can acquire rapidly “capacity of industrialization”

29. … “capacity of industrialization” because based mainly on knowledge not on “technological know-how ” where developed countries have advance

30. and then compete equitably and get a share on the international market.

31. Capacity building in ICT Industrialization being based on knowledge is accessible to

32. accessible to “ intelligentsia ” from low developped countries at the same level as it is for developped countries.

33. Then competing with same arms would lead to a fair trade.

34. Capacity building in ICT will be brought by:

35. “ ICT in Education and ICT for Education ”,

36. we will show this by example of success stories in some countries, like Rwanda.

37. KIE established in 1999 Strategy : developing a dual mode system

38. Pre-service, Campus based In-service Training

39. Impact : increase quantity with quality social : upgrade in-service

42. Other positive : indian Pan-african tele-education KIE ready to take over

43. ICT Industrialization What

44. 1. software development

45. Palmtec Amphibia Palmtec Plutonia Palmtec C3r iPrintMarvel Thermal iPrintMarvel DMP Our Handheld Range of Products Palmtec = PC + Printer + UPS + Software

46. 2.Specialized niches : ex : sms - based communications - mobile money - eCommerce : basic needs buy electricity, airtime tv startimes,DSTV,Bank

47. Internet value - added services for enterprises : attract delocalization and subcontracting

48. recommendations :

49. 1. most important : - think different - self confidence

50. 2.develop and strengthen ICT skills in all education sectors for capacity building at the grassroot

51. 3.promote business incubators in ICT related sectors

52. 4. innovate with incentives for private sector to invest in ICT based industry

53. and negotiate for them an increasing share on market, with international agreements like AGOA, bilateral or multilateral

54. 5.encourage innovations and set high standards for excellence and quality assurance, ISO qualification … etc for competitiveness ………….

55. 6. give incentives like exemption of customs duties for generalization of use of ICT in local SMEs, micro- enterprises, banks, local administrations ….

56. Source of Opportunities Less IMMIGRATION Get DIASPORA involved Western population getting OLDER

57. B UT … but … but : Keep in mind that : Nothing is for free / automatic World’s business / behaviour is competition … exchange We get what we deserve from our work

58. Thank you for your attention