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+ | *How the BIF infospots work | ||
+ | *Way forward | ||
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− | + | *Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga and Khulekile Msimanga are the directors of Unafundo, a consultancy that is based in South Africa, focusing on enterprise development and financial literacy. | |
+ | *The consultancy company also focuses on people from informal sector and startups offering emotional intelligence to its clients | ||
+ | *Unafundo was founded and has been running for the past two years where it has gained immense support by people from the private sector. | ||
+ | *Businesses influence government policies and given that compliance is huge, there is a huge need for training, support and upscaling businesses | ||
+ | *Part of the global competence require ICT solutions for the people int he informal sector | ||
+ | *Unafundo appreciates the work that South African Norwegian Association (SANA) is doing | ||
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+ | =Basic Internet Foundation= | ||
+ | *Basic Internet Foundation focuses on non-discriminating access to digital inclusion | ||
+ | *Our current project is based on the National Knowledge Portal
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+ | |ItemText=A National Knowledge Portal combines three aspects (see Figure 1), all being central for the empowerment of societies: | ||
+ | # Knowledge distribution for education, health, governmental information, as well as digital public goods. As an example, the portal may hold courses to acquire digital skills, and handle certificates for the educational sector. | ||
+ | # Data governance and innovation of national data is the core for value creation within the country. “Data is the new oil”, this statement of Telenor’s CEO Sigve Brekke demonstrates the value of data, and the need for building the economy around these national data. | ||
+ | # Inclusive access to the National Knowledge Portal is an easy way ahead for regulations. License conditions for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Operators could include the “free access to the National Knowledge Portal” as a prerequisite for a license. |
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BasicInternet:Introduction Unafundo - Basic Internet Foundation
Title | Introduction Unafundo(South Africa)- Basic Internet Foundation |
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Place | Zoom.us |
Date, Time | 2020/07/08, 1000-1100 |
Contact Person | Brenda |
Participants | Sanjay Maharaj, Josef Noll, Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga, Khulekile Msimanga, Brenda Jimris-Rekve |
related to Project | DigI, Basic Internet |
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Agenda=
- Introduction to Unafundo
- Enterprise Development
- Basic Internet Presence in Africa
- How the BIF infospots work
- Way forward
Introduction to Unafundo
- Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga and Khulekile Msimanga are the directors of Unafundo, a consultancy that is based in South Africa, focusing on enterprise development and financial literacy.
- The consultancy company also focuses on people from informal sector and startups offering emotional intelligence to its clients
- Unafundo was founded and has been running for the past two years where it has gained immense support by people from the private sector.
- Businesses influence government policies and given that compliance is huge, there is a huge need for training, support and upscaling businesses
- Part of the global competence require ICT solutions for the people int he informal sector
- Unafundo appreciates the work that South African Norwegian Association (SANA) is doing
Basic Internet Foundation
- Basic Internet Foundation focuses on non-discriminating access to digital inclusion
- Our current project is based on the National Knowledge Portal http://its-wiki.no/wiki/National_Knowledge_Portal
|ItemText=A National Knowledge Portal combines three aspects (see Figure 1), all being central for the empowerment of societies:
- Knowledge distribution for education, health, governmental information, as well as digital public goods. As an example, the portal may hold courses to acquire digital skills, and handle certificates for the educational sector.
- Data governance and innovation of national data is the core for value creation within the country. “Data is the new oil”, this statement of Telenor’s CEO Sigve Brekke demonstrates the value of data, and the need for building the economy around these national data.
- Inclusive access to the National Knowledge Portal is an easy way ahead for regulations. License conditions for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Operators could include the “free access to the National Knowledge Portal” as a prerequisite for a license.