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About info Dev Our Mission: to enable effective use of information and communication technologies to promote sustainable development Areas of Focus: Access – Mainstreaming – Innovation & Entrepreneurship Our Services: Applied Research - Pilot Projects & Grants Capacity Building - Advisory Services – Monitoring and Evaluation infodev.org 1 idisc.net

Access to ICT for All Growth Areas: The Challenge: • Global Regulator Capacity • Rapid technological development Building Initiative w/ITU – lasting • Immense access gaps institutional capacity through training of trainers • Limited regulator and policy capacity • Internet infrastructure development – convening local and Our Strengths: international actors across sectors • Global recognition for the ICT Regulation • Policies and regulations for new Toolkit and cutting-edge expertise on trends and technologies Universal Access, Spectrum Management, Licensing, Competition Management • Business models for serving the • Ready access to a global network of ICT underserved regulators and policymakers “This is the single most helpful regulatory tool that • Established partnerships with the I have seen. It has such a tremendous potential to International Telecommunications Union, the assist all the staff at the INCM, as well as help me, International Finance Corporation, and the too.” World Bank Dr. Salamao Manhica, Chairman, Instituto Nacional de Telecommunicacoes de Mozambique (INCM). infodev.org 2 idisc.net

ICT in Education Increasing demand • 37 African countries have formal Growth Areas: strategies to promote ICT use in education • Policymaker capacity • 100+ ICT in education projects have been building or are under implementation • Monitoring and evaluation • Increasing number of inquiries for advice advice and methodologies and capacity building • Programs for national ICT Our strengths skills development • Recognition as a thought leader & • Understanding the ROI of convenor for joint donor action low-cost ICT devices • Substantial knowledge-base i.e. 10+ publications, + surveys, evaluations, + “ Data shows that ICT, properly practical capacity building implementations implemented, promotes and enables in 20+ countries. educational reform, motivates learning • A solid network of experts and clients, and promotes greater efficiencies in including partnerships with UNESCO, education systems and practices” Commonwealth of Learning, IADB, WB Source: info Dev Knowledge Map infodev.org 3 idisc.net

2. Exploring New Areas through Strong Thematic Linkages Leveraging the largest distribution platform ICT-enabled Services for the Poor in the world… • Mobile phones now extend financial services to people who have never had a bank 1 Billion have 3 Billion mobile bank accounts account. Are there scalable/replicable phones models? • What other mobile services could be delivered to serve the poor? ICT Devices for the Poor • how can the total cost of ownership be 6.5 Billion World Population reduced to enable the poor to access communication and information. infodev.org 4 idisc.net

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Building on the Incubator Program: • Expanding and strengthening the regional and global networks – iDisc, Global Forum, international networks • Increasing capacity of incubator managers – Networks, iDisc, training, exchanges. • Scaling up incubators with potential + action learning grants to select incubation models infodev.org 5 idisc.net

• Investing in creating knowledge on: – financing of technology entrepreneurs – policy supportive of ICT-enabled entrepreneurship – business models for effective and sustainable business incubation • Providing M&E data and tools • Raising awareness of - and brokering relationships with partners in the innovation and entrepreneurship “eco-system” infodev.org 6 idisc.net

Partners in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs Private Sector Policymakers Incubator Technology Parks Regulators Academia Financial Sector infodev.org 7 idisc.net

Regional Networks • A core area of focus • infoDev’s role as catalyst and facilitator (“incubator” of the regional Networks) • Long term vision for sustainability infodev.org 8 idisc.net