Transforming East African ICT Sector by Creating a Business Engine for SMEs

Ewing, Javier; Okolloh, Ory; Rawlings, Lauren

Transforming East African ICT Sector by Creating a Business Engine for SMEs

2011

Ewing, Javier | Okolloh, Ory | Rawlings, Lauren

For the purposes of this project, the East African countries included in the study were Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The focus for this project was Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) as for-profit or nonprofit organizations with less than 50 employees and not exceeding USD 1,000,000 in annual revenues/turnover. The main output of this project was a proposed program of interventions to drive transformational change. To succeed in this ambitious endeavor, the project articulated clear objectives and designed a blueprint for implementation including levels of resourcing, budget and monitoring metrics. Over the course of the project the team conducted brief surveys with over 90 entrepreneurs, over 50 percent of who had 3-10 years of experience in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector and primarily worked at companies with 5 employees or less.

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Content generation; Menu; Data centers; Search; Business sector; User; Mobile telephony; Sme sector; Business environment; Targets; Earnings; International telecommunication; Technical training; Buyers; Business community; Availability of data; Multinational; Collaborative projects; Sponsor; Business planning; Registration process; Business model; Programming; Service providers; Application development; Government interventions; Private partnerships; Government entity; Transmission; Next generation; Critical success factors; Capital investments; Expenditures; Connectivity; Digitalization; Key industries; Action plan; Capability; Sme; Economic activity; Technical skills; Industry standard; Digital content; Telecom; Domain name; Customs; Business partners; Mobile telephones; Knowledge base; Capital expenditure; Mobile devices; Cultural norms; International telecommunications; Small business; Sme financing; Limited access; Business climate; Business operations; Procurement process; Environments; Software companies; Business process; Necessary skills; Partnership agreements; Capital requirements; Procurement; Mass market; Vendor; Telecommunications sector; Business registration; Competitiveness; International clients; Literacy rate; Systems integration; Domain; Physical presence; Environmental; Lobbyists; Participation rates; Training programs; Access to technology; Licensing; Security standards; Bandwidth capacity; Enterprise development; Financial management; International companies; Computer usage; Mobile application; Business incubator; Medium enterprises; Business process outsourcing; Existing business; Outsourcing; Institutional capacity; Result; Payment systems; Partner organizations; Technical knowledge; Interfaces; Online registration; Business development; Time frame; Potential investors; Media; E-government; Job creation; Venture fund; Implementing agencies; Private company; Lawyers; Policy makers; Bandwidth; Intellectual property protection; Registry; Intellectual property; Business plan; Financial services; Business incubation; Policy framework; Global markets; Communications infrastructure; Sme finance; Decision-making; Data services; Business functions; Broadband access; Technology park; Government policies; Data sources; Party; Market potential; Foreign companies; Broadband; Regulatory environment; Sme network; Content development; Chamber of commerce; Standardization; Communications technology; Mobile networks; Enterprise business; Access to the internet; Knowledge workers; Money transfer; Smart phones; Electronics engineers; Medium size enterprises; User interface; Business networks; Content creation; Company; Mobile service; Government sites; Mobile phone; Implementation plan; Technology infrastructure

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Transforming East African ICT Sector by Creating a Business Engine for SMEs

2011

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