Africa’s ICT Potential

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Alex Ntale Executive Director, Rwanda ICT Chamber

Welcome to Africa • 1.1Billion Population

Continent

• 62% Under 25Years

= 682 Million Youth • 16% Internet Penetration

• Only 67 Million Smartphones

• >50% of urban residents are online

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• 2,527% Africa Internet User

Growth Rate

• ( 2000 – 2011)

• Vs. Global Avg. 480%

•616Million Mobile Phone Users

• 167 Million internet users

• 67 Million Smartphones

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Africa ICT in 2025 McKinsey Report

• 50% Internet Penetration

• 600 Million Internet users

• 360 Million Smartphones

• $75 Billion Annual e-commerce

sales

• $300 Billion internet contribution to GDP

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FDI vs. ODA in Africa

Volume of external flows to Africa grew from $20 billion in 1990 to

above $120 billion in 2012 1990 ODA 62% of External Flows to Africa

2012 ODA 22% Vs. 24% Remittances Vs. 54% Private Capital Flows

FDI in Africa 6 African countries made the top 10 list of the world’s

fastest-growing economies in the past 10

years, which included Angola, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Chad, Mozambique

and Rwanda,

according to Ernst & Young

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Japan in Africa

In 2014 Japan investors accounted for

$3.5 billion of the $4.2 billion Ahead of China and other OECD countries

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Rwanda- A Gateway to Africa

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Rwanda- Heart of Africa

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Government Commitment & Support

• Incentives for ICT Investments o Government of Rwanda is willing to give tax and other incentives to ICT

Investments especially in Export oriented businesses

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Why Rwanda • Rwandans understand EAC and broader African

market ( Bi-lingual , French & English, Swahili and

were born in these countries. )

• Most Secure Country in Africa, UN 2012 Report

• Ranks 2nd country in Africa World Bank Doing

Business Report

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Why We Are Here.

• We see the opportunity in Africa and we wonder if

you too see it.

• To Find Partners with whom we’ll change Africa.

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Sources • McKinsey Report “Lions go digital”

• Ernest & Young

• http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/Africa%20-

%20Development%20Aid%20at%20a%20Glance%202013.pdf

• https://www.devex.com/news/south-korea-breaks-down-aid-

priorities-in-africa-79478

• http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/05/private-

capital-flows-sy-rakotondrazaka

• http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/japan-

has-invested-more-africa-project-financing-than-china

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Thank You

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