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1 Commonwealth Finance and Investment Forum for ICTS 16 th November, 2012 Innovative Multi-Sector, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Scalability and Sustainability Dr. Salma Abbasi CEO, e Worldwide Group Sr. Associate Fellow, King s College London Copyrights e Worldwide Group, 2012

2 Challenges Require Funds as cost are too High Need to Reduce Risks Need Human Resources Don t have the Skills Need the Knowledge Don t have the Infrastructure Don t have the Vision Need Access Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

3 Good Governance Possible Sectors to Partner with Level - 1 Government Levels - 2 Levels - 3 Levels - 4 Levels - 5 Donor Technology Corporate Academia Multi- Sector Multi- Stakeholder Partnerships Development NGOs/Civil Society Industry Enabling Policies & Regulations Health Levels - 6 Supply Chain & Logistics Media (Electronic & Print) Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

4 Benefits and Value of Diverse Partnerships Good Contribution From Partners Governance Build Strategies and Design Models for Scalability& Sustainability Create Innovative Operating Models for Scalability & Sustainability Enabling and Flexible Knowledge Transfer & Capacity Building Deployment Models Policies and Regulations Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

5 Good Governance Key Considerations to Jointly Undertake Clear Objectives and Vision Jointly Development Strategies, Policies, Plans, Projects, Risk Management & Mitigation and Implementation Models to Ensure Sustainability, Scalability and Maximum Impact Demand Driven Progressive Clearly Define Roles and Responsibilities Holistic Sustainability and Scalability Performance Management Measures Enabling Policies & Regulations Reporting Mechanism Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

6 Multi-Sector, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (PPPP) for S D Local NGOs Multiple Industries Civil Society Technology Providers COMMON GOALS & OBJECTIVES SYNERGIES Telecom Companies Federal Government Local Government Governments District Government Donor Group Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

7 Drivers for Partnerships Model and Framework for Success DEMAND DRIVEN Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

8 Case Studies: Jinnah Post Medical Centre JPMC, Karachi, PAKISTAN Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

9 Interior Rural Sindh, PAKISTAN Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

10 Linking Urban with Rural Areas Leveraging Resources and Skills Rural Urban Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

11 JPMC Partnership Framework ENGRO (Fertilizer Manufacturer) Provincial Local / District Governments WHO (Health) Women Crisis Center Jacobabad JPMC Telemedicine Centre Sindh Education Service WARID (Mobile Operator) NADRA ( National Identity Card / e Government Services) Development Agencies Government Sector Private Sector NGO s Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

12 The Team Multi-Stakeholder Multi-Sector Partners 1. Multi-Stakeholders Government Local, District and Tehsil Government Sindh Federal Government NADRA Academia Sindh Education Service Development Agency WHO Civil Society Women Crisis Center, Jacobabad, Sindh 2. Multi-Sectors Corporates and Industries e Worldwide Group Agriculture - Seeds Chemical Industry - Fertilizer ENGRO Chemicals Telecommunications Warid Telecom Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

13 Diverse Services Phase I Health (MDG s) Remote Diagnosis Vaccinations Awareness Building General Well Being Phase II - Agriculture Crop Harvesting Information Soil Testing Seeds & Fertilizers Crop market Selling Rates Buyers Database Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

14 Diverse Services Phase III - Education & Skills Development and Gender Empowerment (MDG s) Computer Literacy Basic learning Skills Arts & Crafts Phase IV - e Government Municipal Fee Collection Child Birth Registration Death Certificates Utility Bills Payment NADRA Kiosks Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

15 Case Studies: ITU s MCT AFRICA & ASIA Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

16 MCT AFRICA & ASIA 1. Business MCT Local printing, Faxing Filling in Government forms Commodity prices 2. ICT MCT Internet Access Printing, Faxing On-line Classes 3. Vocational MCT ( Basic/ IT Sewing, Knitting Pottery Catering Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

17 MCT AFRICA & ASIA 4. Agriculture MCT Best Practices Seeds Soil enrichment, Fertilizers Market Prices 5. Fishery MCT Weather conditions Distribution partners Best practices 6. Husbandry MCT Best practices Inoculations for Animals Feeding products Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

18 MCT AFRICA & ASIA 7. e Government MCT ID Cards Disbursement of Benefits, Land Registration Register Births, Deaths and Marriages 8. Community MCT Networking /Support Groups Cooperation point for SME s Capacity building 9. Gender Specific MCT Skills development Networking/Support Groups Access, Income generation partnerships 10.Telemedicine MCT Access to specialist Remote Diagnosis Support services Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

19 MCT AFRICA & ASIA Business MCT e Government MCT ICT MCT Community MCT Gender Specific MCT Demand Driven Vocational MCT Agriculture MCT Telemedicine MCT Husbandry MCT Fishery MCT Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

20 Way forward Think Outside the BOX Partnerships and Cooperation Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

21 Enabling Policies Good Governance Potential Partners Models Development Agencies UNESCO, UNIDO, CIDA Donors African Union, AFDB WB, EU Technology Alcatel Lucent, Ericson BT, MS Oil & Gas Industry Shell, BP, ENSCO Intl. Industry Steel Industry Arcelor Mittal, Tata Steel Agriculture Industry Berdsco, FAO, ENGRO Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

22 Enabling Policies Good Governance Potential Partners Models Academia Local Universities and Colleges Health Local and International Hospitals Supply chain & Logistics FedEx, TCS, TNT, DHL Media (Electronic & Print) BBC, Sony, GEO, ZEE News WBS TV, Al-Jazeera TV, CNN Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

23 Good Governance Key Considerations Clear Objectives and Vision Jointly Development Strategies, Policies, Plans, Projects, Risk Management & Mitigation and Implementation Models to Ensure Sustainability, Scalability and Maximum Impact Demand Driven Progressive Clearly Define Roles and Responsibilities Holistic Sustainability and Scalability Performance Management Measures Enabling Policies & Regulations Reporting Mechanism Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

24 Critical Success Factors Clear Vision and Measurable Objectives Good Governance Niyat True Intentions and Trust! Enabling Policies Focused on Sustainability Copyrights e Worldwide Group,

25 Lets Truly Partner

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