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Enabling African Innovation to
Shape Africa’s Future
Innovation World-Class
Skills
Affordable
Access
Mark Rotter
Operations Director
Microsoft 4Afrika
Africa Com
Cape Town November, 2013
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Sustainable Investment
INNOVATION
Smart applications,
for Africa,
by Africans
WORLD-CLASS SKILLS
World-class skills for
employability &
entrepreneurship
AFFORDABLE ACCESS
Devices for
consumers and
relevant web services
for SMEs
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Youth SMEs
Connection :
How does this tie
stuff together in a
simple way ?
What do I look for ?
Outcomes : How
will this drive
outcomes
sustainably ?
10’s of millions of devices into the hands of African youth
1M African SMEs online
200k People trained for
employability
Relevance &
Impact : Answers
the “So What ?”
Execution : Ready
with “double and
triple clicks.
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Innovation
Smart
applications, for
Africa,
by Africans
Goal: Bring to market and help African startups monetize their
innovations and ideas, and allow them to make
the right connection with
investors.
DevCamps,
incubator
& hub
partnerships
~90 new African
apps per month
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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 A clear business model, with an addressable market:
• Drives new device sales in the 1st year
• 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
Inspirational An inspiring story to other startups
• Appeals to local audience
• Inspires regionally and beyond
• Unique innovation
• Able to attract local and foreign investment
4Afrika Top Apps 11/19/2013 7
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:
• 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 Procurement Deployment
Enabling African Innovation to Shape Africa’s Future
Thank you!
Questions ?
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