How young people are engaging with ict in the commonwealth

1. IDEA NIGERIA
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE & INTEGRATION –Conceptual Brief
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Resolving The Crisis In The
Future Now
How Young People Are
Engaging With ICT In
The Commonwealth
Victor Okigbo
October 2013
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2. About this Presentation
Disclaimer
This presentation contains preliminary information that may be changed substantially prior to final release of the
associated paper.
The information contained in this presentation represents the current personal view of Mr. Victor Okigbo on the issues
discussed as of the date of the presentation.

4. or 28% of approx. 2bn people are between the ages of 16 and 30
in the commonwealth
Most of them are in India and Africa – the majority are in country that do not have high
Youth Development Index scores
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5. High Youth Development Index scores in:
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Malta
Cyprus
Jamaica
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6. 7 54
out of
countries with high YDI scores
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
US
UK
Malta
Cyprus
Jamaica
13%
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7. The Future?
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8. The Future?
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9. Education
Business environment
Poverty levels
Peace/security
Governance
Low correlation with per capita income = hope and opportunity for
the 87%
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10. Visualising the Solution: Work-streams
Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment

11. Vision: ICT in Youth
Development
Feedback
Networking
Positive experiences
across ICT touch-points
Role models
& Leaders
Collaboration
between agencies
Targeted
content
Investment
Positive networking,
feedback and
investment
Strong
Networks
Integrated best-of-breed
approaches
Monitoring &
Evaluation

12. Focus Areas
Powerful learning
tools from youtube
to ebooks can
bring complex skill
sets within reach
in an engaging
manner
Additional training
and development of
specific groups like
women and the
young augur well for
the future
The role of Social
Media and global
networks can
accelerate access
to markets,
audiences and
peers

14. Local and international
expert resources can
concentrate efforts on
incubation centers
Interface with external parties and a
broad network of advisers and
mentors
Key information is presented to
the business owner in a safe and
learning conducive environment
Online study programs are curated and
presented to incubatees

16. Example: IDEA-Nigeria is a highly focused on
software development as part of it’s defining
charter– other such hubs may focus on
content, media or other areas
Critical dimensions for
selection include leap-frog
potential, span of benefits,
people-centricity and
innovation.
The anticipated multiplied impact is that each successful business
will generate 10 to 50 times the developmental benefits of the initial
investment

18. Impact of Social
Media and New
networks

19. Impact of Social
Media and New
networks

20. Social Media: Impact
Individuals
Media
• Create their own content
• Expose themselves to
online risks
• Build and sustain
positive friendships
• Have rapid access to
news and opinion
• Exposed to
opportunities to exploit
anonymity for fraud
• Traditional media losing
relevance with the younger
demographic
• Convergence between
media leading to hybrid
media (eg advertising in
online videogames)
The homogenisation of youth culture results in reduced
differentiation by culture and circumstance within the
demographic – with the resultant consumption and
generation of the same media using the same technology
tools (watching Game of Thrones on tablets and tweeting
about the season finale). Profound opportunities exist for
innovative adaptations of globally tested formulations.
IT Networks
• Local networks and
infrastructure strained to the
limit to deliver last-mile
connectivity
• Rapid ramp up of
broadband capability at the
back-end

21. All business progress is tracked
and logged by standarised
assessment and monitoring
tools
Correlation algorithms analyse
logs for patterns and escalate to
human security operatives

23. Youth entrepreneurship benefits

24. How to Grow Youth ICT Entrepreneurs

25. Youth Mainstreaming

26. Technology
Launchpad +
IDEA Nigeria

27. Accomplishments Till Date & Programme Status
We are here
1 month
4 months
Program Planning
• Define Technology Innovation
Programme
• Define Programme Scope
• Define Topic/area of boundaries
• Identify and engage partners
 Skill partners
• Define eligibility criteria
 Aspiring businesses
 Emerging businesses (existing/old
companies)
• Define success criteria
• Setup PMO and project
governance
• Set-up decision making and
monitoring processes
• Define and implement media
campaign strategy
• Define Funding strategy
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Selection Process
• Establish Selection Committee
• Implement Media/communication
campaign and announcement of
the bid process
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Radio
Newspaper
Media briefing by the Minister
Social Media
• Submission of bids by Interested
candidates
• Review/shortlist bids by the
selection committee
• Further screening including
demo/face to face interviews to
lead to identification of finalists
• Prepare incubation centers for
selected individuals and Team
6 months
Incubation till Commercialization
• Induct candidates into the
incubation centers
• Assign mentors to successful
candidates
• Mentoring of Finalists
 Fit for Purpose Solution by CIOs
 Business management and
Entrepreneurship training by Fate
Foundation, etc.
 Technical/Standards training
(including testing amongst others)*
by Digital Jewel, Accenture, etc.
• Solution Standardization for
Marketplace
• Presentation of solutions to
stakeholders.
• Company setup

28. Africania Computers
Industry:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Ayodeji Ogundiran Gabriel Ojomu Adetiwa Olufemi
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
Is resolving
Application Platform:
.
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
6 – 12 months

29. Total Automation
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
Is resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
Oil and Gas
Production Resource Planner (PRP)
Paul Ugoji

30. HexGEAR Technologies
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
Is resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:

31. Klein Devort
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Sociopilot (changing to an unnamed Payroll application)
Shola Akinlade Mayowa Okegbenle.
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
Is

32. i-SEC
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
Is Resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
Financial Services
Kayode Disu Adebola Segun,
Telema Synger

33. Pawaak Technologies
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
is Resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
Financial Services
Microfinance Payment Processor (MPP)
Felix Onyema Olawale Bakare &

34. Prowork Technology
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Brief description:
Business Issue Software:
is Resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:

35. Tedata
Category:
Name of Application:
Key Personnel:
Financial Services
EstocksMgr
Ogunlade &
Brief description:
Business Issue Software :
Resolving
Application Platform:
Improvement Plan:
Completion Time Frame:
Income Source:
is

37. ICT & Youth Engagement in
Practice
Feedback
Networking
Positive experiences
across ICT touch-points
Role models
& Leaders
Collaboration
between agencies
Targeted
content
Investment
Positive networking,
feedback and
investment
Strong
Networks
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Multiplied positive impact on
local population

38. Focus Areas
Powerful
learning tools
and local
learning
content can
bring complex
skill sets within
Business skills
training for
technology
entrepreneurs to
secure the future
through
sustainable
Social Media to
extend the
reach and
borderlessness
of young
people’s
business

39. Thank You
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