HOW ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE LEVELS THE PLANE FIELD FOR DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES

Frog leap technology

Somewhere in Phnom Penh

Agenda

• Introduction

• Me, my self and I

• Developing countries?

• Traveling the world

• Minor Field Study

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Thoughts about knowledge

• What’s next?

David Boman

• M.Sc. Electrical Engineering

• M.Sc. Intelligent Systems Design

• Master thesis in Tanzania• Freelance consulting• Consultant, Drutt corp.• Solution Architect, E///• Freelance writer• Geek• Lazy

Developing world?

I work quite a lot in the developing world but what is the developing world?

Africa all the same?

My workSolution Architect

• Presale

• Consultation

• Solution Design

• Implementation

• System audits

• Support

... and that means?• I travel the world

• I talk to a lot of people

• Word. Powerpoint. Visio.

• Code java. Nerd Linux.

• Find someone to blame

• Conflict management. And

My work brings me to...

• Mexico• USA• Cambodja• Canada

• Ghana

• Germany

• Malaysia

• etc...

But I only see

the inside of...

• A lot of airplanes

• A lot of hotels

• A lot of AC-cold offices

• A lot of taxi cars

• A lot of server rooms

• A lot of airports

So why am I here?

• I’ve seen both sides– I work in Africa

– I have lived in Africa

• I have some (useful?) thoughts to share

• I want to challenge you!

Minor

Field

Study

Tanzan

ia Nov

2004

– Jan

2005

• Minor Field Study (MFS)

• Sponsored by SIDA

• ”Enhancing market development for solar PV in Tanzania : identifying possible market approaches for solar companies”

• (PV = Solar Cells)

• Interviews . A lot.

What we did

What we discovered• Solar cells are

great, but...

• Basic business education is missing

• Marketing efforts are ‘ad Hoc’ at best

• Solar cells are still not mature enough.

We also discovered

• There are niche markets where solar cells works– Eko tourism

– Mobile phones

– Education

FLAP bag(Flexible Light And Power)

FLAP Bag I

FLAP Bag II

And we found this

Lots of mobile phones!

Good coverage

INVENTORS &ENTREPRENEURS

Africa is full of

Africa style shower I

Africa style shower II

The original, found at Amazon.com

$3.99

Africa version...

$1.20

SMS based fishing!

Entrepreneurship

A boy and a windmill- the power of education

The world 30 years ago

The world today

Competition is global

Another topic

...and other ways of doing good

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

ABB:s Social policy

1. ABB in society2. Human rights 3. Children and young workers 4. Freedom of engagement 5. Health and safety 6. Employee consultation and communication 7. Equality of opportunity 8. Harassment and disciplinary practices 9. Working hours 10. Compensation 11. Suppliers 12. Community involvement13. Business ethics

Sustainability Affairs organisation

Ericsson response

Mission

“Whenever possible, Ericsson will use its technology, resources and solutions to support those in need. Our objective is to be perceived as a leading corporate citizen and thereby a partner and employer of choice.”

Ericsson response cont’d

• To provide rapid deployment of communications solutions encompassing Ericsson technologies and skills to support and respond to the unique communication challenges of each disaster.

• An Ericsson Response Unit consists of equipment and the people to implement and operate it.

• An Ericsson Response Volunteer program to present opportunities for our employees to become involved in our response efforts.

WIDERWLAN in Disaster Emergency Relief

WIDER Solution

WIDER sent to Pakistan

THE FAIR TAILORAn alternate approach

Social responsibility and quality

Göteborgs-Posten - 2009-10-08Veckans Affä rer – Varje

dag

Radioreklam - Oktober

Let’s tie it together

The frog leap

Development is not linear

• African farmers use SMS

• Chinese people buy electrical MCs not petrol driven

• Full M.Sc. Educations available online for free

• Vietnamese teenagers with laptops compete with Cap Gemini

• Kids from the slum in Kenya have access to internet

Nyalenda IT Cafe

Container + Swedish donated laptops + Joseph = IT Café!

Not inspired? Google this:

• ”Did you know”

• ”Fredrik Hären video”

or go to:

• www.ted.com

• www.afrigadget.com

What does it mean to you?(The challenge!)

Skills to master

• Learn how to learn fast

• Manage complexity

• Learn to simplify

• Build your network

• Stay in the loop

• Recognize soft skills

How?By embracing knowledge

and experience!• Join an organization

(MSF, EWB, ICRC, etc)• Start an organization!• Take a course

(not on Chalmers!)• Travel somewhere• Read a book• Give a presentation • Start a company

Be brave!

but…

how?

The EndThank you!

Contact

David Boman

mail@davidboman.se

www.facebook.com/david.boman

+46-734-336137