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

Transcript

1. Workshop: Technology and Innovation in Malawi Challenges and Opportunities Takuya Kitazawa ICT Advisor at Mzuzu E-Hub
2. Innovation
3. Innovation Technology
4. Innovation Technology Skills Development
5. Innovation Technology Skills Development Infrastructure
6. Innovation Technology Skills Development Infrastructure Policy
7. Innovation Technology Skills Development Infrastructure Policy Research and Development
8. Innovation Technology Policy Infrastructure Funding Research and Development Skills Development
9. Innovation Technology Policy Infrastructure Funding Research and Development Skills Development Contextualize Optimize & prioritize for Malawi Sustain Work collectively for long-term
10. 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?
11. 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?
12. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs Young people Network providers
13. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training
14. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training Policies Internet penetration $$$ Population
15. Breakout discussion — Example of “Technology” Government Donors Hubs SMEs Young people Network providers Project implementation Funding Regulate Infrastructure Training Policies Internet penetration $$$ Population
16. From Digital 2024: Malawi https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-malawi
17. 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