The document discusses opportunities for digital entrepreneurship in the Caribbean region presented by the growth of the digital economy and emerging technologies. It notes that the mobile economy and digital markets are growing rapidly, creating many opportunities for startups and small businesses. The document provides an overview of the current state of ICT development in Caribbean countries and identifies areas where governments can support the digital entrepreneurship ecosystem through policies that promote infrastructure development, skills training, and business-friendly regulations and legislation. Finally, it proposes several ideas for digital businesses and apps that could be developed to take advantage of opportunities in the Caribbean digital market.
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Setting the foundations for the digital tr...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017 - See also the OECD Going Digital project: www.oecd.org/going-digital
Malaysia's Digital Economy: A New Driver of DevelopmentZiaullah Mirza
For Malaysia to continue progressing in its development path, the digital economy is poised to be the new driver of development. However, businesses in Malaysia have adopted digital technologies less readily than the government and population.
Rapid growth in basic digital adoption has contributed to a new digital divide where Malaysia lags behind international peers in digital adoption by businesses.
Only 62% of businesses are connected to the Internet, 46% has fixed broadband (often of low quality) and 18% have a web presence of some kind.
Large export-oriented firms dominate the digital economy as they adopt e-commerce at higher rates than SMEs.
Most of the digital economy’s measurable growth has been concentrated in the manufacturing sector of urbanized states.
For the country to ensure that growth in the digital economy is broad-based and sustainable, key barriers related to digital connectivity, entrepreneurship and taxation need to be addressed.
This conference explored technological innovation across the financial services sector, from developments in leading tier 1 institutions to the disruptive innovators within the start-up community that are reshaping the FS market. The agenda also contextualised the impact of key technology trends such as: Cloud, Mobile, Big Data and Block Chain technology.
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Presentation at Global Parliamentary Netwo...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Setting the foundations for the digital tr...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017 - See also the OECD Going Digital project: www.oecd.org/going-digital
Malaysia's Digital Economy: A New Driver of DevelopmentZiaullah Mirza
For Malaysia to continue progressing in its development path, the digital economy is poised to be the new driver of development. However, businesses in Malaysia have adopted digital technologies less readily than the government and population.
Rapid growth in basic digital adoption has contributed to a new digital divide where Malaysia lags behind international peers in digital adoption by businesses.
Only 62% of businesses are connected to the Internet, 46% has fixed broadband (often of low quality) and 18% have a web presence of some kind.
Large export-oriented firms dominate the digital economy as they adopt e-commerce at higher rates than SMEs.
Most of the digital economy’s measurable growth has been concentrated in the manufacturing sector of urbanized states.
For the country to ensure that growth in the digital economy is broad-based and sustainable, key barriers related to digital connectivity, entrepreneurship and taxation need to be addressed.
This conference explored technological innovation across the financial services sector, from developments in leading tier 1 institutions to the disruptive innovators within the start-up community that are reshaping the FS market. The agenda also contextualised the impact of key technology trends such as: Cloud, Mobile, Big Data and Block Chain technology.
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Presentation at Global Parliamentary Netwo...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017
A presentation delivered to the "Seminar Nasional Internal Audit 2017' at JW. Marriott Hotel, Medan, Indonesia. Be insightful, pro-active, future focused. 8-10 May 2017.
In this study I have tried to conduct a technology forecast for the mobile industry. In order to do this we have developed and followed a ten steps methodology as follows;
First we started by defining the industry and determining the exact sub industry definition. Second we studied the history of mobile phones with special focus on the important milestones to determine the important inflection technology events which took the technology to the second level, or helped in diffusing the technology, or created a new trend or resulted in a technology disruption. Third we gone through an industry analysis phases in which we studied the market growth rate, market share of different players, identifying leaders, followers. Followed by studying the market dynamics and main trends from both producers and consumers. Producers revenue pyramid, current and future strategies have been included. Fourth we composed the industry PEST analysis followed by industry overall analysis using porter five forces model. Fifth, a study for the major technological trends have been conducted, resulted in identifying main important industry trends. For each of the identified industry trend, we have identified the main technological challenges based on the consumer pull demand and the technology implication of each. Sixth, we constructed our technology future wheel based on all the previously mentioned types of analysis, resulted in identifying the main technology subcomponents. Seventh, we gone through a structural analysis followed by cross impact analysis for those subcomponents. Eights, a relevance tree for all those subcomponents including different technological alternative for each have been constructed. Followed by an analysis based on experts opinion about existing diffusion rate for each of those technology alternatives. Ninth, a road map for the forecasted technologies have been compiled, followed a wild card listing for alternative technologies which may exist in the near or far future, even technologies which in research and we believe that it is extremely wild have been included. Tenth, a conclusion of our forecasted short and terms technologies landscape have been composed and presented.
Unlocking Pakistan's digital potential: The economic opportunities of digital...FairTechInstitute
There is a significant economic prize attached to accelerating Pakistan’s digital transformation. AlphaBeta’s study (commissioned by Google) finds that digital technologies can unlock PKR9.7 trillion (USD 59.7 billion) worth of annual economic value in Pakistan by 2030.
Key messages from the research include: there is a significant economic prize attached to accelerating Pakistan’s digital transformation; there are three areas of action required for Pakistan to fully capture its digital opportunity; and through its programmes and products, Google is making contributions to Pakistan’s digital transformation journey and supports benefits to businesses, consumers, and the broader society.
Top 5 ICT issues identified by iCIO for Indonesia to address to in order to better drive economic growth. Presented to Minister of Information nd Communications. Detailed report and recommendations are available.
If successful, 5G will radically transform societies & economies over the next 10-20 years ushering a new era of Digital Humans & Digital Enterprises. 5G must enhance humans & empower new generations to navigate new worlds
This report begins with an examination of the global IoT industry and continues by looking into the Chinese IoT industry and its innovators. The report concludes with an analysis of the possible future opportunities and implications that China's expanding IoT industry could entail for Finland.
Infusing social innovation in FI for Manufacturing-FIA AthensFITMAN FI
The slides of the presentation provided by Fenareti Lampathaki to the pre-FIA Athens Workshop "Mobile Crowdsensing, Social and Big Data as Innovation Enablers for Future Internet Cloud-based Architectures and Services" on March 18th, 2014.
2015 Global Trend Forecast (Technology, Media & Telecoms)CM Research
Global Trend Forecast Report: Technology, Media & Telecoms
by CM Research
This report is an extract from the fourth edition of our Global TMT Trend Forecast series, originally published on 16 July 2014. In it, we identify the major disruptive technologies that we will see in 2014/15 and predict how they will impact the world’s largest technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies.
Transforming Hong Kong into a smart city: The economic opportunity of digital...FairTechInstitute
This study, conducted by AlphaBeta and commissioned by Google, examines the economic significance of digital technologies and skills in Hong Kong. This study finds that, if leveraged fully, digital technologies could create an annual economic value of HKD387 billion (USD 50 billion) by 2030. In addition, if it were to accelerate the pace of its digital skilling efforts over the next decade, workers with digital skills can contribute up to a fifth (21 percent) of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030.
Medical study needs reform : Kapil Khandelwal, www.kapilkhandelwal.comKapil Khandelwal (KK)
My fortnightly column A Dose of IT that discusses about Medical education reform in India
Kapil Khandelwal
QuoteUnquote with KK
www.kapilkhandelwal.com
The Impact of Data Sovereignty on Cloud Computing in Asia 2013 by the Asia Cl...accacloud
The Impact of Data Sovereignty on Cloud Computing offers detailed information describing the implications of data sovereignty law and policy on the adoption of cloud computing-based infrastructures and services in Asia. By describing and analyzing data sovereignty regulations in 14 countries in this study, the Association identifies potential bottlenecks that could slow adoption and threaten Asia’s digital future.
The study serves to identify the gaps between an “ideal state” and the actual realities in Asian countries around policy, legal and commercial cloud drivers to provide a tool for businesses organizations, cloud service providers and policy makers to look at cloud in a more holistic manner.
This report provides substantive detailed analysis for each of the 14 countries, including 4-5 page detailed insights into the regulatory environment for data sovereignty in each country and recommendations for each country to bring attention to the highest priority issues that if addressed will bring the country closer to the “ideal state.”
For more information, visit http://www.asiacloudcomputing.org
G20 “Digital Economy” Task Force Meeting - Andrew Wyckoffinnovationoecd
The OECD Background Report: “Key Issues for the Digital Transformation in the G20”. G20 “Digital Economy”
Task Force Meeting, 13 January 2017, Berlin, Germany
New Opportunities for Technology-Driven Business TransformationJoseph M Bradley
The core disruptive technologies of mobile Internet, business analytics, social networking,
and cloud computing will transform the preferred IT delivery and deployment models for
global enterprises.
A presentation delivered to the "Seminar Nasional Internal Audit 2017' at JW. Marriott Hotel, Medan, Indonesia. Be insightful, pro-active, future focused. 8-10 May 2017.
In this study I have tried to conduct a technology forecast for the mobile industry. In order to do this we have developed and followed a ten steps methodology as follows;
First we started by defining the industry and determining the exact sub industry definition. Second we studied the history of mobile phones with special focus on the important milestones to determine the important inflection technology events which took the technology to the second level, or helped in diffusing the technology, or created a new trend or resulted in a technology disruption. Third we gone through an industry analysis phases in which we studied the market growth rate, market share of different players, identifying leaders, followers. Followed by studying the market dynamics and main trends from both producers and consumers. Producers revenue pyramid, current and future strategies have been included. Fourth we composed the industry PEST analysis followed by industry overall analysis using porter five forces model. Fifth, a study for the major technological trends have been conducted, resulted in identifying main important industry trends. For each of the identified industry trend, we have identified the main technological challenges based on the consumer pull demand and the technology implication of each. Sixth, we constructed our technology future wheel based on all the previously mentioned types of analysis, resulted in identifying the main technology subcomponents. Seventh, we gone through a structural analysis followed by cross impact analysis for those subcomponents. Eights, a relevance tree for all those subcomponents including different technological alternative for each have been constructed. Followed by an analysis based on experts opinion about existing diffusion rate for each of those technology alternatives. Ninth, a road map for the forecasted technologies have been compiled, followed a wild card listing for alternative technologies which may exist in the near or far future, even technologies which in research and we believe that it is extremely wild have been included. Tenth, a conclusion of our forecasted short and terms technologies landscape have been composed and presented.
Unlocking Pakistan's digital potential: The economic opportunities of digital...FairTechInstitute
There is a significant economic prize attached to accelerating Pakistan’s digital transformation. AlphaBeta’s study (commissioned by Google) finds that digital technologies can unlock PKR9.7 trillion (USD 59.7 billion) worth of annual economic value in Pakistan by 2030.
Key messages from the research include: there is a significant economic prize attached to accelerating Pakistan’s digital transformation; there are three areas of action required for Pakistan to fully capture its digital opportunity; and through its programmes and products, Google is making contributions to Pakistan’s digital transformation journey and supports benefits to businesses, consumers, and the broader society.
Top 5 ICT issues identified by iCIO for Indonesia to address to in order to better drive economic growth. Presented to Minister of Information nd Communications. Detailed report and recommendations are available.
If successful, 5G will radically transform societies & economies over the next 10-20 years ushering a new era of Digital Humans & Digital Enterprises. 5G must enhance humans & empower new generations to navigate new worlds
This report begins with an examination of the global IoT industry and continues by looking into the Chinese IoT industry and its innovators. The report concludes with an analysis of the possible future opportunities and implications that China's expanding IoT industry could entail for Finland.
Infusing social innovation in FI for Manufacturing-FIA AthensFITMAN FI
The slides of the presentation provided by Fenareti Lampathaki to the pre-FIA Athens Workshop "Mobile Crowdsensing, Social and Big Data as Innovation Enablers for Future Internet Cloud-based Architectures and Services" on March 18th, 2014.
2015 Global Trend Forecast (Technology, Media & Telecoms)CM Research
Global Trend Forecast Report: Technology, Media & Telecoms
by CM Research
This report is an extract from the fourth edition of our Global TMT Trend Forecast series, originally published on 16 July 2014. In it, we identify the major disruptive technologies that we will see in 2014/15 and predict how they will impact the world’s largest technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies.
Transforming Hong Kong into a smart city: The economic opportunity of digital...FairTechInstitute
This study, conducted by AlphaBeta and commissioned by Google, examines the economic significance of digital technologies and skills in Hong Kong. This study finds that, if leveraged fully, digital technologies could create an annual economic value of HKD387 billion (USD 50 billion) by 2030. In addition, if it were to accelerate the pace of its digital skilling efforts over the next decade, workers with digital skills can contribute up to a fifth (21 percent) of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030.
Medical study needs reform : Kapil Khandelwal, www.kapilkhandelwal.comKapil Khandelwal (KK)
My fortnightly column A Dose of IT that discusses about Medical education reform in India
Kapil Khandelwal
QuoteUnquote with KK
www.kapilkhandelwal.com
The Impact of Data Sovereignty on Cloud Computing in Asia 2013 by the Asia Cl...accacloud
The Impact of Data Sovereignty on Cloud Computing offers detailed information describing the implications of data sovereignty law and policy on the adoption of cloud computing-based infrastructures and services in Asia. By describing and analyzing data sovereignty regulations in 14 countries in this study, the Association identifies potential bottlenecks that could slow adoption and threaten Asia’s digital future.
The study serves to identify the gaps between an “ideal state” and the actual realities in Asian countries around policy, legal and commercial cloud drivers to provide a tool for businesses organizations, cloud service providers and policy makers to look at cloud in a more holistic manner.
This report provides substantive detailed analysis for each of the 14 countries, including 4-5 page detailed insights into the regulatory environment for data sovereignty in each country and recommendations for each country to bring attention to the highest priority issues that if addressed will bring the country closer to the “ideal state.”
For more information, visit http://www.asiacloudcomputing.org
G20 “Digital Economy” Task Force Meeting - Andrew Wyckoffinnovationoecd
The OECD Background Report: “Key Issues for the Digital Transformation in the G20”. G20 “Digital Economy”
Task Force Meeting, 13 January 2017, Berlin, Germany
New Opportunities for Technology-Driven Business TransformationJoseph M Bradley
The core disruptive technologies of mobile Internet, business analytics, social networking,
and cloud computing will transform the preferred IT delivery and deployment models for
global enterprises.
IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological SingularityMiraworks.io
Miraworks, the world's first multi-vender platform for IT infrastructure design, presents its vision of the industry up until 2030. The White Paper, entitled "IT Infrastructure on the Verge of Technological Singularity", covers the development trends of the global IT infrastructure, including a transition to open multivendor solutions in IT infrastructure design, looming professional IT standards, and integrated tools for designing traditional and cloud IT infrastructures.
The digitization of almost every aspect of our lives implies that we now depend on the infrastructure that enables this connectivity. Digital infrastructure refers to the “bridges and roads” that support the global economy, in particular the digital economy. This includes data centers, fiber optic cable, and mobile phone. It is now indispensable necessity since it constitutes the foundation of the digital economy and enables the connectivity that we all enjoy. This is why national governments prioritize digital connectivity for their citizens. This paper introduces the reader to digital infrastructure. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Digital Infrastructure: A Mini Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52242.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/other/52242/digital-infrastructure-a-mini-review/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Digital Business. Countries – leaders, issues, initiatives. Companies – shift...Natalia Berdyeva
Objectives:
- Provide analysts and some industry leaders view on Digital development and future, on Countries and Companies levels
- Outline key issues, shifts, implications. Not everything, but certainly important things to consider
The world is being transformed by new technologies, which are redefining customer expectations, enabling businesses to meet these new expectations, and changing
the way people live and work. Digital transformation, as this is commonly called, has immense potential to change consumer lives, create value for business and unlock
broader societal benefits.
The World Economic Forum launched the Digital Transformation Initiative in 2015, in collaboration with Accenture, to serve as the focal point for new opportunities and
themes arising from the latest developments in the digitalization of business and society. It supports the Forum’s broader activity around the theme of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution. Since its inception, the Initiative has analysed the impact of digital transformation across 13 industries and five cross-industry topics, to identify the
key themes that enable the value generated by digitalization to be captured for business and wider society. Drawing on these themes, we have developed a series of
imperatives for business and policy leaders that look to maximize the benefits of digitalization. We have engaged with more than 300 executives (both from leading
global firms and newer technology disruptors), government and policy leaders, and academics.
Every industry has its nuances and contextual differences, but they all share certain inhibitors to change. These include the innovator’s dilemma (the fear of
cannibalizing existing revenue models), low technology adoption rates across organizations, conservative organizational cultures, and regulatory issues. Business and
government leaders should continue to work towards addressing these challenges.
A notable outcome of this work is the development of our distinctive economic framework, which quantifies the impact of digitalization on industry and society. It can be
applied consistently at all levels of business and government to help unlock the estimated $100 trillion of value that digitalization could create over the next decade. We
have already started to leverage this framework for region-specific discussions with some governments.
We are confident that the findings from the Initiative will contribute to improving the state of the world through digital transformation, both for business and wider society.
The World Economic Forum has recently launched The Global Information Technology Report 2013.
In this presentation we have tried to put some important find outs from the same report and few other news and information from global media.
State of the internet of things (IoT) market 2016 editionPrayukth K V
2015 was the year IoT gained legitimacy.
Businesses budged off a “start small think big” mindset.
In 2016, they’re building IoT into future strategies and
business models. Companies across all industries now
have IoT squarely on their radar. The worldwide Internet
of Things market spend will grow from $591.7 billion
in 2014 to $1.3 trillion in 2019 with a compound annual
growth rate of 17%. The installed base of IoT endpoints
will grow from 9.7 billion in 2014 to more than 25.6 billion
in 2019, hitting 30 billion in 20201.
Business intelligence on the US greentech marketEC2i
EC2i objective is to support the internationalisation of European Cleantech SMEs in China and the United States by conducting cluster missions and facilitating cross-cluster partnerships. In this sense, attention is paid to developing tools to guide SMEs through the process of forming consortia and developing projects with clients.
Business intelligence for relevant US and Chinese markets have been collected in reports and are here disseminated to SMEs.
The tools presented here address general barrieres to internationalisation as well as more specific problems SMEs face when integrating themselves into complex, international value chains.
The G20 e-Trade Readiness Index, a new ranking published by The Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by eBay, looks at how prepared G20 countries are to capitalise on global e-trade opportunities.
At the top, the index shows Australia’s all-round strength, particularly its affordable Internet access, high smartphone penetration and use of electronic payment methods. Island nations fared well, making up three of the top five spots—as well as Australia, the UK came in fourth and Japan in fifth. These economies have long relied on international trade and look well-positioned to continue this with e-trade opportunities.
The report also warns that customs and regulatory restrictions could hamper SMEs’ ability to grow through e-trade. SMEs tend to ship smaller parcels to a variety of locations and cannot always benefit from shipping in bulk. Customs procedures in some countries can also be more trouble than they are worth for small packages.
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Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
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1. The 2nd Biennial Conference Scientific Research Council
&
The 3rd International Conference Caribbean WELCOME Project
Theme: Science & Technology Driving Development: Competitive Edge for Caribbean
The Digital Entrepreneur: Finding your Niche in the Emerging Digital Ecosphere
Phillip Jackson
(pcjackson@gov.vc; phillip.c.jackson@gmail.com
Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines and CCST
The Grand Ballroom, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston
November 7 -8, 2012
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Halo has earned $3 billion for
Microsoft in the past decade.
2011 Total Consumer Spend On
All Games Content In The U.S.
Estimated Between $16.3 To
$16.6 Billion
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/halo-4-game-predicted-to-earn-more-
than-james-bond.html
https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-
releases/pr_120116/
Sorry Americans NO Voting on your Laptops
nor Smartphones just Yet. But that was
before Obama said of long voting lines: “We
have to fix that!”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/obama-long-lines-
polls_n_2086291.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/20012374/why-you-can39t-vote-
online-
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cebook
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/its-the-21st-century-why-
arent-we-voting-online/
4.
5. The Opportunity…
Key statistical highlights: ITU data as at the end of 2011 - released June 2012
Mobile cellular:
Total mobile‐cellular subscriptions almost 6 billion = global penetration of 86%.
Developing countries, accounted for more than 80% of the 660 million new
additions
105 countries with more subscriptions than Inhabitants.
Mobile broadband:
>1 billion mobile‐broadband subscriptions worldwide.
Most dynamic ICT service reaching a 40% annual subscription growthin 2011.
Mobile‐broadband penetration: developing (8%) and the developed
world (51%).
7. J.P. Morgan expects business-to-consumer e-commerce (excluding
travel) to jump from $572 billion in 2010 to over $1 trillion by 2014.
The size of total worldwide e-commerce, when global business-to-
business and consumer transactions are added together, will equate
to $16 trillion in 2013 – IDI.
The global market for digital products and service estimated at $4.4
trillion in 2013 - IDate,
Total size of digital economy is estimated at $20.4 trillion, equivalent
to roughly 13.8% of all sales flowing through the world economy.
The United States remains the world’s single biggest e-commerce
market, IMRG says, followed by the United Kingdom and Japan but it
is only a matter of time before China, the Asian giant, becomes the
single largest market in the world.
8. Source: Engman 2010 Exporting Information Technology Services: In the Footsteps of India
Chapter 7 of http://ipc.umich.edu/books-monographs/pdfs/stern-international-trade-services-
developing-countries.pdf
9. The Mobile Market
With smartphones and tablets providing new platforms for software
developers, an entire new class of software entrepreneurs has
emerged.
In April 2011, Forrester projected the mobile application market size
to be $54 billion by 2015. Of this, $17 billion was for mobile
application development services.
Research conducted by ACT and Microsoft's TechNet shows that the
app economy has created between 400,000 and 600,000 jobs.
In fact, the majority (78 percent) of U.S. mobile app companies are
small businesses, according to a survey conducted by the
Association for Competitive Technology (ACT.
10. The Rationale
2B+ Internet users worldwide
Internet accounts for 3.4% of GDP
21% of GDP growth in the last 5 years
2.6jobs created for 1 job lost
75% of Internet impact arises from traditional industries
10% increase in productivity for small and
medium businesses from internet usage
They grow and export 2xas much as others
Up to €20 per internet user per month of consumer surplus
Source: McKinsey and Company
http://www.mckinsey.com/features/sizing_the_internet_economy
11. Name of Index - Source Year Current Rankings / Previous Rankings
Jamaica St. Lucia Trinidad and
Tobago
ICT Development Index - ITU 2011 89 (3.49)
84 (3.42)
64 (4.49)
61 (4.36)
61 (4.57)
60 (4.42)
Digital Economy Index - EIU 2010 44 (5.21) - 48 (4.98)
Networked Readiness
Index - WEF
2012 74 (3.86)
73 (3.78)
- 60 (3.98)
63 (3.83)
E-Government
Development Index - UNDESA
2012 108 (0.4552)
89 (0.4467)
90 (0.5122)
88 (0.4471)
67 (0.5731)
67 (0.4806)
Digital Opportunity
Index - ITU
2007 55 (0.51)
52 (0.47)
73 (0.46)
68 (0.43)
59 (0.50)
57 (0.45)
Our ICT Standing in the World? – We are loosing ground!
Source: Compiled by Author from following sources
EIU: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/pdf/eiu_digital-economy-rankings-
2010_final_web.pdf
ITU: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/material/2012/MIS2012_without_Annex_4.pdf
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2007/WISR07_full-free.pdf
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2006/world.pdf
WEF: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Global_IT_Report_2012.pdf
12. Figure 1: The Evolved Networked Readiness Index structure
Source: WEF: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Global_IT_Report_2012.pdf
14. The Digital Economy and the Digital Entrepreneur
The digital economy is the global network of economic and social
activities that are enabled by platforms such as the internet, mobile
and sensor networks.
—Executive Summary, Australia's Digital Economy: Future Directions.
Digital Entrepreneurship encompasses the diverse opportunities
generated by the Internet, World Wide Web, mobile technologies,
and new media, such as: dot-com companies [that boomed then
busted after the Internet was opened for business]; the fluid army of
“ebay entrepreneurs”[and now “Qbidders” who traffic their goods]
with little overhead cost by using the digital infrastructure…; the wave
of “web 2.0” initiatives where companies or individuals develop new
business models based upon the growth of social networks and
mobile technologies; and, the development of weblogs (“blogs”) that
have credibly begun to rival traditional media firms.
http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/117681/DIGITAL_ECONOMY_FUTURE_DIRECTIONS_FINAL_REP
ORT.pdf
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/bp43/IN6.pdf
16. The State as Entrepreneur
How governments can facilitate ICT convergence:
• Reform policies to promote competition and remove investment barriers: —remove
restrictions on foreign ownership of licenses; —adopt rules to provide for infrastructure sharing
of towers, ducts, and support facilities; —add mechanisms for managing radio-frequency
spectrum; —encourage wireless broadband providers to enter small local service areas; —
streamline the process for accessing rights of way and pole attachments; and —monitor
dominant operators.
• Provide government incentives to firms that deploy advanced ICT services, such as: —interest-
free credit; —subsidies, attractive loans to compensate providers who deploy networks in
unprofitable areas; and —preferential tax rates.
• Invest in infrastructure and services: —fund the construction of open-access fiber optic
networks; —fund digital education initiatives; —include network conduits in road projects or
incorporate cable arrays in new electrical grids; and —support local community initiatives to
provide broad-band access. - The Global Information Technology Report 2012
The Australian Government recognised the need for action to position Australia as a global
digital leader. Their National Digital Economy Strategy is worth a study.
http://www.dbcde.gov.au/digital_economy/what_is_the_digital_economy
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GITR/2012/GITR_Chapter1.2_2012.pdf
17. Further Insights
Only strong internet ecosystems can capture maximum value. The best
performers focus on four critical areas:
Promote human capital
Ease access to financial capital
Develop infrastructure
Create an attractive business environment
Public decision makers should act as a catalyst to unleash the internet’s growth
potential
All business leaders should put the Internet at the top of their strategic agenda
All stakeholders should take part in a fact-based, public-private dialogue
- Internet Matters: McKinsey and Company
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/technology_and_innovation/in
ternet_matters
18. Three Critical Areas for Policy
Focus
INFRASTRUCTURE
LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
19. Ideas Factory – some possible ideas for the digital entrepreneur
The whole gamut :
From Webpage Developers and Facebook Managers to
Virtual Tourism – Hikes, Bike Rides, Jogging, usain bolt country training
ground – virtual run
Mobile Payment
NAMIS + - National Agricultural Marketing Information system
GFNF – mFisheries – success story in TnT
Emergency Recovery Data Centre – Trinidad – traditionally outside
hurricane belt, cheap energy to power data centres, very good
broadband infrastructure, capacity to train himan resource
Preventative health app – broadcast daily reminders and tips that
encourages healt-related actions based on health profile of user:
exercise tips; food suggestions; water breaks; medication reminders,
doctors and dentists appointments, healthy recipes; health
programme schedules (on in 15 minutes) etc
Caribbean Itunes – music and lyrics
20. Welectricity – energy conservation meets social networking
Fundraising agencies via SMS
Caribbean crowdfunding for locals and Diaspora
News and Entertainment App for Caribbean Diasporas
Pay per View Cable Channel for local content providers and
producers
Moko Jumbie and the Young Bob Marley Music Show for kids
Video on Demand Dance Classes
Virtual Steel Pan and Band
SMS Tests for evaluation of uptake of learning objectives of
media campaigns
All sorts of games from SMS-based to fully immersive virtual
environment experiences
Animations – Caribbean tales – music, cricket etc
21. Conclusion
The Digital Economy presents tremendous opportunities for the digital entrepreneur
to exploit. The emerging paradigm may be described as Society 3.0: Digital
Democracy and the Rise of the Mobile Majority. From enhanced web presence and
e-commerce; e-government and m-government; to software, mobile apps and
virtual experiences – there is a gamut of products and services with the potential for
multiple iterations serving an increasing number of sophisticated, diversified and
segmented consumers. The individual, project teams, businesses and governments
should and must conceptualize and equip themselves as entrepreneurs in this multi-
dimensional digital economy. The new I-Entrepreneur would be competent,
connected, collaborative and co-creative. The challenge to the various types of
entrepreneurs, including governments, is to acquire and enhance the various
technical and business skills that allow them to sustainably exploit the emerging
possibilities while at the same time identify the best niches for exploitation. The
most interesting thing about the digital enterprise is that not only are there
opportunities to satisfy current and emerging needs and desires but the real
potential also exist in satisfying latent desires and more importantly create products
and services that persons do not know they wanted.