Unleashing Inclusive Innovation & Entrepreneurship Addressing Poor & Disadvantaged in Asia presentation by: Dinesh Awasthi Director Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Ahmedabad (India) in: Regional Workshop on Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Asia held on: 3 6 October 2007 Organised by: infodev & CRC at Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam
ABOUT EDI An international resource institution committed to promoting entrepreneurs through education, training, research and institution building, located in Ahmedabad, India Set up in 1983 by national financial institutions viz. IDBI, ICICI, IFCI & SBI Recognised as a Centre of Excellence for HRD Research & Training by ESCAP Houses the UNIDO & Government of India Sponsored Inter-regional Centre for Entrepreneurship & Investment Training, has set up EDCs in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
The Global Scenario There is a surge in the attempts to integrate developing countries in the world economic order. However, developing countries not able to take advantage of the situation not due to lack of natural resources but human resources. Digital divide glaring. Poverty and unemployment pose serious problems in developing countries. The growth has to be inclusive by mainstreaming poor Promotion of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship has the potential to offer a solution
WHY PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP? Poverty Alleviation Taxes/Govt. Revenues Innovations EMPLOYMENT & INCOME GENERATION WEALTH GENERATION ENTERPRISES Exports ENTREPRENEURS
SOURCES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPLY 1. AUTONOMOUS 2. INDUCED
AUGMENTING ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPLY: THROUGH INDUCEMENT -POLICY INTERVENTION -TRAINING INTERVENTION - PROVISIONING OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Can Entrepreneurs be created? Experiences indicate that: latent entrepreneurial potential (desire to do better, urge to make a break and in such form) is quite wide spread even among youths and people at large; enough business opportunities exist in both rural and urban areas; and, this potential can be developed/strengthened through appropriate training-cum-counseling interaction and linking the person with a viable business opportunity.
THE EDP INPUTS AND THEIR FOCUS THE EDP INPUTS AND THEIR FOCUCS FOCUS OBJECTIVES (NEEDS) TRAINING INPUTS Entrepreneur Enterprise Establishment Reinforcement of Entrepreneurial Traits Facilitation of Decision-making Process to Set up New Venture Motivation and Behavioural Inputs Business Opportunity Guidance, Information, Project Planning Inputs and Technical Inputs Enterprise Management Successful and Profitable Operation of an Enterprise Managerial Inputs
Background As a part of India s support to the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), Government of India proposed to set up Entrepreneurship Development Centres in the new member countries of ASEAN viz. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (known as CLMV countries)
Locations of the Centres: 1. Lao PDR-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre (LIEDC) at Vientiane. 2. Cambodia-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre (CIEDC) at Phnom Penh; 3. Vietnam-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre (VIEDC) at Hanoi. 4. Myanmar India Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MIEDC) at Yangon; and, 5. Uzbekistan-India Entrepreneurship Development Center, Tashkent
Vision Statement The Centres will spearhead entrepreneurship development movement in the CLMV Countries and become centres of excellence for creating competent, competitive and resilient, indigenous entrepreneurs in the emerging global competitive environment.
Inauguration of VIEDC Inaugurated on 8 th May 2006 by Honorable Vice-Minister, Min. of Planning and Invest., Govt. of Vietnam & H.E. The Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.
Achievements so far Total number of programs: 78 No participants trained: 2930. No of new trainers trained: 5 No of NECPs & participants: 2 Progs. & 49 participants No. of new enterprises created: 24
Use Of ICT In Empowering Poor: The Indian Experience The role of ICT is seen catalytic in poverty reduction by leveraging income generation opportunities, improved access to health, education, information, good governance and promoting democracy, in India.
Key Segments Providing Informational Services Transactional Services and Enhancement of Livelihoods Using egovernance to strengthen democracy by making governance more transparent, accountable, inclusive and efficient Providing Integrated Services
Informational Services Mahiti Shakti Kendra (MSK), Panchmahal MSSRF Info Village Centers, Pondicherry Community Radio-Deccan Development Society Community Radio KMVS DHAN Foundation Vidyal Information Service Provider, Tiruchirapalli
ICT for Livelihoods & Transactional Services ITC echaupal Drishti dot.com Ltd. Kuppam i-community Akshaya-Kerala GRAMDOOT N-Logue Communications, Madurai VIDEO SEWA (www.kutchcraft.org( www.kutchcraft.org; www.sewamart.com)
Transforming Governance through egovernance Gyandoot, Jaipur Bhoomi E-Panchayat: Ramachandrapuram APOnline Bellandur Gram Panchayat (Village Council) Computer System CARD Hyderabad Gyandoot, Dhar
Providing Integrated Services HP icommunity (Kuppam-AP) LOKMITRA, HP N-Logue, Madurai SETU Integrated Citizen Facilitation Centre, Maharashtra e-seva,, Hyderabad E-BillPost & e-post e Service (P&T) Municipal Administration Software. Goa
Major Types of Services Provided Utility (electricity, water, telephone) bills Property tax and Sales tax Registration and issue of birth/death, encumbrance, caste, nativity certificates New/renewal of trade and other licenses Change of address, renewal of driving license Procedures and formalities of govt. registrations Reservation of bus/train tickets Government Applications
Major Types of Services es Provided Contd Internet Services ATMs Tele medicine Agricultural Market prices TELE Communication Weather Information Web marketing and Tele marketing Complaints and grievance redressal Computer skills training Web based training and skill formation Distance, on-line education
Key Features Good model of PPP Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Policy Framework put in place before launching such initiatives Government open to transparency and accountability Self sustaining and sustainable
What Isn t t Working? 1. Absence of useful content 2. Lack of awareness among users 3. Inadequate operator selection and training 4. Segments of population some times excluded 5. Government resistance to egovernence 6. Lack of realistic financial model 7. Infrastructure and hardware problems
USEFUL REFERENCES 1. ICTD/UNDP, ICT for Development: Case Studies from India (July, 2004) 2. Asia Pacific Research Center & NIC, Enabling ICT for Rural India (Nov. 2005) 3. Roger Harris & Rajesh Rajora, Empowering the Poor: ICT for Governance and Poverty Reduction,, UNDP-APDIP ICT4D Series (2006)