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2. Enabling African Innovation to
Shape Africa’s Future
Mark Rotter
Operations Director
Microsoft 4Afrika
Innovation
World-Class
Skills
Africa Com
Cape Town
November, 2013
Affordable
Access
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3. Sustainable Investment
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4. INNOVATION
Smart applications,
for Africa,
by Africans
WORLD-CLASS SKILLS
World-class skills for
employability &
entrepreneurship
Youth
SMEs
AFFORDABLE ACCESS
Devices for
consumers and
relevant web services
for SMEs
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5. What do I look for ?
Connection :
How does this tie
stuff together in a
simple way ?
Outcomes : How
will this drive
outcomes
sustainably ?
10’s of millions
of devices into
the hands of
African youth
1M African SMEs
online
Relevance &
Impact : Answers
the “So What ?”
Execution : Ready
with “double and
triple clicks.
200k People
trained for
employability
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6. Innovation
Smart
applications, for
Africa,
by Africans
DevCamps,
incubator
& hub
partnerships
~90 new African
apps per month
Goal: Bring to
market and help
African startups
monetize their
innovations and
ideas, and allow
them to make
the right
connection with
investors.
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7. What does a 4Afrika supported Startup look like?
Innovation & Relevance
Innovative idea, in
line with fast growing
sectors:
• Technology
• Health
• Education
• Agriculture
• Consumer – Youth
• SME
Business Growth Potential
Inspirational
A clear business model, with an
addressable market:
An inspiring story to other
startups
• Drives new device sales in the 1st year
• Appeals to local
audience
• Uses cloud services on the backend
• In existence for a min. of 1 year
• Annual return less than < $ 1Million
• Potential of commercialization in
foreign markets, and minimal amount
of active clients
• Inspires regionally and
beyond
• Unique innovation
• Able to attract local
and foreign investment

8. Problem Statement:
Despite significant investments in drugs, health workers,
and infrastructure, health indicators are worsening or
stagnating. …. because of poor management of resources.
Solution :
A national health systems management solution for 5K clinics Kenya
Impact:
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Real-time transparency into $1B of government and donor drugs budget
Save 30-60 hours of nurses time per year, per clinic => $5M
Eliminate $18M of drugs overstock
Minimizes commodities waste, estimated at $40M per year
Material impact on patient care and outcomes
Microsoft Impact:
• Increases device access at clinic level, more in the ecosystem
• Drives cloud usage
• Technical support health worker jobs
• Total alignment with national objective
Development
11/19/2013
Procurement
Deployment
4Afrika Top Apps
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9. Enabling African Innovation
to Shape Africa’s Future
Thank you!
Questions ?
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