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Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT
Mobile TelephonyMobile Telephonyforfor
Innovative Supply ChainsInnovative Supply Chains
ITC’s experience in Africa
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 2.
Why mobile telephony?Why mobile telephony?
Mobile phone boom in Africa
Source : ITU, 2006
1998
120
80
40
0
Million users, from 1998 to 2005
Fixed phone
Internet
Mobile phone
2005
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 3.
The roles mobiles can playThe roles mobiles can play
• Communication & business information• Internal business systems• e-Commerce, or m-Commerce…
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 4.
Mobiles brings balance in market Mobiles brings balance in market information accessinformation access
Real-time market information
for exporting SME
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Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 5.
Supply chains perspectiveSupply chains perspective
Farmer Exporter Transporter
Retailer ConsumerWhosalereseller
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 6.
Two ITC mobile services for exportersTwo ITC mobile services for exporters
Product prices on foreign markets
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marketPrices
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Source:
Content:
Marketplaces
Business opportunities
Brief market reports
Information on events
marketAlerts
Source:
Content:
Local Trade Support Inst.
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 7.
Supply chains perspectiveSupply chains perspective
Farmer Exporter TransporterWhosalereseller Retailer Consumer
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Industrialized countryEmerging country
marketPrices
Exporter
marketAlerts
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 8.
Improving SME business Improving SME business environmentenvironment
marketPrices added-value Access to real-time business
information Strengthen food suppliers on
their value-chain
marketAlerts added-value Gives access to business opportunities Gives access to local business intelligence
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 9.
Costs / BenefitsCosts / Benefits
• 1,000 SMS = USD 49
• Beneficiaries need to have a mobile phone
• Projects like Trade at Hand need to be done with a self-sustaining objective
• Local champions need to maintain the innovation dynamic
• Exporters negotiate better deals
• and improve their market approach
• TSI are empowered with a tool to reach directly the private sector and be heard
• Beneficiaries learn to improve their situation with locally available technologies
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 10.
Lessons learnedLessons learned
• Telecom operators’ interconnections
• SMS-centre's international coverage
• Local limitations in purchasing capacities (bulk sms)
• Exporters invent ways to avoid paying for the service(… but not to miss the information!)
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 11.
Future directions…Future directions…
• PC laptops become smaller and phones acquire more and more computer capabilities(Many more mobile applications to come!)
• The size of the mobile-transaction market (m-commerce) will probably surprise us
• All Trade Support Institutions from emerging countries can be more efficient with Web-to-SMS technology
Geneva, 24 May 2007 ICTs, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND DEVELOPMENT 12.
Thank youThank youfor your attentionfor your attention
a practical aid-for-trade solution
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