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eTransformation: The Transformational Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa 10 January 2013 www.eTransform Africa.org ICT Opportunity 6 billion+ mobile users worldwide 5 billion users in emerging and developing countries Two-thirds of adults in sub-Sahara Africa have a mobile phone The Report Joint study by African Development Bank and World Bank in collaboration with Africa Union Made possible by the Korean Trust Fund on ICT4D www.eTransformAfrica.org www.eTransform Africa.org 3 Objectives • Take stock of emerging uses and applications of ICTs that are having transformative effects of social and economic development – Share Experiences • Identify key ICT applications (Africa and worldwide) that have the potential for replications and scaling up – Brainstorm what works • Identify constraints that negatively impact ICT adoption and scaling up, including in policy and regulatory environment – Identify and overcome obstacles • Develop a common framework among stakeholders, development partners and the donor community for future ICT interventions -- Collaborate www.eTransform Africa.org 4 Sectors and Case Studies Sector Focus Areas Agriculture Traceability technologies (RFID) in cattle Water management for irrigation Climate Change Adaptation Climate change adaptation, exploration of applications, tools and systems for adaptive action Education Open schools through mobile technologies, education networking, monitoring student and teacher attendance Financial Services Mobile banking, cloud computing, Health Mobile health, tracking patients, monitoring health clinics Local ICT Sector Business Process Outsourcing, mobile and online payment platforms, ecommerce Modernizing Government Citizen/community interface, eFiling for tax collection, link online payment system to IFMIS Trade and Regional Integration Linking regional trade entities (eg COMESA, ECOWAS, SADC), logistics, transparent flow of goods, customs standardization Both World Bank and AfDB have recently developed new Strategies based around Transformation Three Pillars of WBG ICT Strategy • Innovate – Support ICT innovation for jobs and competitiveness – – • Connect – Scale up affordable access to broadband internet – – • Promote ICT skills to develop competitive ITbased service industries in selected countries Promote ICT-enabled productivity gains across industries Support policy and institutional reforms for private investment in broadband Selective support of PPPs in frontier markets to promote affordable access for all Transform – Use ICT to transform service delivery across sectors – – Promote open and accountable development using open government, open data, and aid accountability Transform service delivery using ICT applications in economic and social sectors, and establishing cross-sector foundations • • • Supporting regional integration Supporting the Private Sector Improving Governance and Accountability Mobile decade • The mobile phone has revolutionized communications in Africa The African mobile market is now larger than either EU or USA Mobile subscriptions (millions) Annual % change in GDP, SSA • Africa’s “mobile decade” has driven it’s economic growth 2000: 16m subs 2011: 649m subs Source: World Bank. www.eTransform Africa.org Source: ITU. 7 Empowerment • ICTs are empowering the lives of Africans and are driving entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth • Its not about the phone or the computer. Its about the applications and the information they deliver www.eTransform Africa.org 8 ICT 4 D • ICTs can ease cross-border communications, financial transactions and sharing of data and information and have a catalytic impact upon regional integration and trade facilitation • The deployment of ICTs and the development of applications must be rooted in the realities of local circumstance and diversity www.eTransform Africa.org Source: Pyramid Research. 9 ICT Programs • Governments have an important role to play in creating an enabling environment and in acting as a lead client for large-scale ICT-based programs • Effective use of ICTs requires cross-sectoral collaboration and an multi-stakeholder approach, based on open data and open innovation The report profiles the South African Revenue Service (SARS) eFiling tax system as an example of government leadership in ICT applications www.opendata.go.ke • Africa is right at the start of its growth curve www.eTransform Africa.org ICT Investment • The World Bank and the AfDB already have considerable ICT investments in Africa • But, projects are generally piecemeal, rarely transformational, and are only a drop in the ocean compared with what could be achieved • This project creates a platform for change www.eTransform Africa.org 11 SSA Portfolio • ICT Sector Strategy, 2012-15: • Connect: US$575m in 11 ongoing projects in RCIP, WARCIP and CAB, and 15 N-LTA programs • Innovate: 2 N-LTA Programs • Transform: US$100m in eGovernment programs in 2 projects, plus 16 N-LTA • eTransform programs include eAgriculture in Cote d’Ivoire, eProcurement in Rwanda, Open Gov in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, and community programs in Sierra Leone, Senegal and Tanzania www.eTransform Africa.org Both the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank stand ready to assist our Member Countries in the Transformational Use of ICTs across African Society and Economy www.eTransformAfrica.org www.eTransform Africa.org 13