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Technology and Innovation in Malawi: Challenges...

Technology and Innovation in Malawi: Challenges and Opportunities

Slide deck for facilitating a workshop at AfriLabs x Malawi City Technology and Innovation Meet Up

https://twitter.com/AfriLabs/status/1776317708541276584

Takuya Kitazawa

April 05, 2024
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  1. Innovation Technology Policy Infrastructure Funding Research and Development Skills Development

    Contextualize Optimize & prioritize for Malawi Sustain Work collectively for long-term
  2. Policy Infrastructure Funding Research and Development Skills Development Breakout discussion

    Opportunities: To improve Malawi’s situation about the topic… ◻ What is an essential problem we have to collectively tackle? ◻ What is the most critical metric we need to optimize? ◻ Who are the stakeholders that must be involved from the beginning? What are their roles? ◻ What can YOU do?
  3. Breakout discussion 1. Check reality: So far in Malawi, who

    did what (to whom)? What were the results? ✓ Elaborate “Malawi context” ✓ Illustrate relationships between stakeholders 2. Reveal stakeholders’ motivation: Why is each stakeholder acting in such a way? 3. Think long-term: If we keep going, how does the future look like? ✓ Identify the gaps between our hope vs. reality About the topic: ◻ What is an essential problem we have to collectively tackle? ◻ What is the most critical metric we need to optimize? ◻ Who are key stakeholders that must be involved from the beginning? What are their roles? ◻ What can YOU do?
  4. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs

    Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training
  5. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs

    Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training Policies Internet penetration $$$ Population
  6. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs

    Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training Policies Internet penetration $$$ Population
  7. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” ◼ An essential problem:

    ◦ Internet literacy to young and rural populations ◼ The most critical metric: ◦ # of rural and children populations who have access to the internet AND received ICT literacy awareness program ◼ Key stakeholders: ◦ Government ▪ Mandate schools to teach ICT literacy ▪ Incentivize businesses for their operations in rural areas ◦ Hubs ▪ Material support e.g., build remote hub, deliver tablets to communities ◦ Network providers ◼ What can YOU do? ◦ Design a project that sensitizes urban SMEs to invisible opportunities in rural areas