Partnership for Economic Partnership for Economic Growth and Development Growth and Development

IndiaIndia--Africa CooperationAfrica Cooperation in in ICTICT

G RaghavanG RaghavanPresidentPresidentNIIT LtdNIIT Ltd

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AgendaAgenda

ICT in Africa and IndiaICT in Africa and IndiaIndiaIndia--Africa Cooperation in Africa Cooperation in

ICT ICT –– Success StoriesSuccess Stories

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Birds Eye View Birds Eye View –– ICT Penetration ICT Penetration in India and Africain India and Africa

India 2003 2004 2005

PC’s 9.37mil 13 mil 17 mil

PC Penetration 0.89% 1.2% 1.54%

Internet Users 18.5 mil 35 mil 60 mil

Internet Penetration 1.75% 3.24% 5.4%

Cell Phone Users 26mil 47mil 90mil

Cell Penetration 2.47% 4.37% 8.16%

• Population 1.19 billion

Africa 2003 2004 2005

PC’s 11.7mil 13.5 mil 17.5 mil

PC Penetration 1.53% 22.5% 2.24%

Internet Users 15 mil 22.5mil 32 mil

Internet Penetration 1.82% 2.62% 3.7%

Cell Phone Users 52.5mil 80.7mil 135mil

Cell Penetration 6.25% 9.35% 15%

• Population 0.915 billion

Computer and Internet Users almost comparable – India Internet penetration Higher

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Economic Development in India Economic Development in India and Africaand Africa

India India –– Constant GDP growth of 8Constant GDP growth of 8--9 9 % in the past 5 years.% in the past 5 years.ICT Contributed to 7ICT Contributed to 7--8% of India’s 8% of India’s GDP in 2007GDP in 2007--20082008

Africa Africa -- Constant GDP growth of 4Constant GDP growth of 4--5 5 % in the past 5 years.% in the past 5 years.ICT contribution towards GDP of ICT contribution towards GDP of Africa is insignificant.Africa is insignificant.

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Education…Education…the differentiatorthe differentiator

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IndiaIndia--Africa Cooperation in ICTAfrica Cooperation in ICT

KofiKofi AnnanAnnan Center of ExcellenceCenter of ExcellencePan African EPan African E--NetworkNetworkITEC ProgramsITEC ProgramsNIIT in AfricaNIIT in Africa

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KofiKofi AnnanAnnan Center of ExcellenceCenter of Excellence

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KofiKofi AnnanAnnan Center of ExcellenceCenter of Excellence

Foundations of Software DevelopmentFoundations of Software DevelopmentAssociate Diploma in Software DevelopmentAssociate Diploma in Software DevelopmentCertificate in .netCertificate in .netCertificate in C programmingCertificate in C programmingCertificate in database technologiesCertificate in database technologiesCertificate in Web ProgrammingCertificate in Web ProgrammingDiploma in Advanced and Business ComputingDiploma in Advanced and Business ComputingCISCO certified network AssociateCISCO certified network AssociateDiploma in Web TechnologiesDiploma in Web TechnologiesNetwork+ Certification

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Pan African EPan African E--NetworkNetwork

Connecting 53 African Nations with IndiaConnecting 53 African Nations with IndiaAnnounced budget of US $50 Million Link - 5 universities, 53 learning centers, 10 Super Specialty Hospitals and 53 Remote Hospitals in the 53 PAN-African countries. Linking the Heads of StatePilot in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa.

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Pan African EPan African E--NetworkNetwork

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CONNECTIVITY FOR TELE- EDUCATION & TELE MEDICINE NETWORK OF PILOT

PROJECT

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Tele education – Management courses in Addis Ababa

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Tele Medicine set up at Black Lion Hospital , Addis Ababa

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ITEC ITEC –– SCAAP ProgrammeSCAAP Programme

Trained more than 25000 Africans in ICT Trained more than 25000 Africans in ICT in twenty years. in twenty years.

Training is provided in India on Training is provided in India on NetworkingNetworkingSoftware Development in JavaSoftware Development in JavaWeb ProgrammingWeb ProgrammingDatabase Design Database Design English Accent fro BPOEnglish Accent fro BPO

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NIIT in AfricaNIIT in Africa

Scholarship in Nigeria

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NIIT in AfricaNIIT in Africa

First NIIT center established in 1997 and First NIIT center established in 1997 and this was the first IT Training Centre in this was the first IT Training Centre in Africa continent. Africa continent. 25 25 CentresCentres in 2008 spread across Africa.in 2008 spread across Africa.Trained over 150,000 Students in Africa in Trained over 150,000 Students in Africa in the past 11 years.the past 11 years.NIIT is training over 20000 Africans NIIT is training over 20000 Africans annually annually

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NIIT in Africa NIIT in Africa –– Capacity Building Capacity Building more than a decademore than a decade

NIIT’sNIIT’s job placement programs employs job placement programs employs every year students in leading companies .every year students in leading companies .Launching State of Art Training campus in Launching State of Art Training campus in March’08 to accommodate fresh 7000 March’08 to accommodate fresh 7000 students in various IT streams by 2010 in students in various IT streams by 2010 in Botswana.Botswana.

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STUDENTS successfully graduated from NIIT, an ICT centre in Kumasi, Ghana.Convocation chaired by Ashanti Regional Minister Hon. S. K. Boafa, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim from the Ministers office

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Software Entrepreneur Colloquium at Software Entrepreneur Colloquium at National Theatre, LagosNational Theatre, Lagos

NIIT in Nigeria, arranged Software Entrepreneur Colloquium at National Theatre, Lagos on 19th February 2005. The Colloquium topic was “Software Entrepreneur: A path to self-reliance”

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Launch of WCLM in Ghana, West Africa

International Finance Corporation, Exec. VP, Mr Peter Woicke unveiling the campaign in Ghana.

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Africa hosts HIWEL stationsAfrica hosts HIWEL stations

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The first IT center for Kids in Africa

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Bringing People and computers together…

successfully

Bringing People and computers together…

successfully