Transcript ICT – Enabled Youth Social Enterprises

ICT – Enabled Youth Social
Enterprises
Abdallah Diwan
AYIN
What is social enterprise?
Social enterprises are organizations
whose mission is to bridge social
opportunities into sustainable reality
innovatively, effectively and efficiently.
Returns in economic, social and
environmental return.
What is the ICT Trust Fund?
The Egyptian Information and Communication
Technology Trust Fund was jointly established by the
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
(MCIT) and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) in January 2002.
The Fund is a mechanism to foster socio-economic
development by creating public-private partnerships to
support the use of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT).
ICT Trust Fund (cont.)
The Fund currently sponsors five main projects,
with the aim of furthering development in Egypt
by increasing awareness of ICT and its benefits
as well as making it more accessible and
affordable to all citizens.
By empowering communities with access to
valuable tools, skills, training and information,
the ICT Fund hopes to widen the horizons of
Egyptian citizens and increase their competitive
advantage in a modern technological society.
Community Development Portal
The main objective of the project is to help young Citizens in rural
areas and suburbs to use ICT to improve:
Skills
Employment opportunities
Income
Health
Education
Agriculture
General Knowledge
Empowering Young Citizens to join the knowledge and
Information Society
Project’s 4 stages
1. Creating the local and relevant content
2. Establishing partnerships with local
NGOs, CSOs, IT Clubs, Religious
institutions, to establish local Access
points (Nodes)
3. Providing Internet Access and tools
4. Grassroots activities
1. Content global objectives
Empower people through knowledge.
Increase socio-economic standards.
Raise awareness.
Build capacities.
Enhance decision making.
Content Sources
Encourage
Content generation
And identification
Local People
Relevant Content
generated and
identified
locally
CONTENT
Content provided
Content Development Unit
Content Partners
%
Increased
gradually
Content can be:
Documents
Links
Books
Applications (GIS, Library, School Management, etc.)
Animation / Presentations
Video, Audio streaming
E-learning modules
Forums, chat
CDP project Mechanism
Egypt ICT Trust Fund
Outreach team ( UNVs)
50 CSOs
Activities
Menya
Damyeta
Giza
Gharbeya Sharkeya
Assuit
Internet usage, emails, building websites, blogs, CVs
writing, job seeking, capacity building in ICT, etc
End beneficieries
Individuals, organizations, private and public sector
Thank You
Abdallah Diwan
[email protected] or
[email protected]
www.kenanaonline.com
www.ictfund.org.eg