1. Open City Portal Delta Nigeria, November 2008 How to develop ICT businesses

2. Contents 1 . Importance of creating ICT businesses 3 . General ICT strategy actions summary 2. General ICT development strategy 2.1. Creating a liberalized environment 2.2. Achieving universal access 2.3. Creating jobs trough ICT businesses 2.4. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship 4. Sample Ideas to Create ICT Businesses

3. Contents 1 . Importance of creating ICT businesses for OpenCityPortal 3 . General ICT strategy actions summary 2. General ICT development strategy 2.1. Creating a liberalized environment 2.2. Achieving universal access 2.3. Creating jobs trough ICT businesses 2.4. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship 4. Sample Ideas to Create ICT Businesses

5. Contents 1 . Importance of creating ICT businesses 3 . General ICT strategy actions summary 2. General ICT development strategy 2.1. Creating a liberalized environment 2.2. Achieving universal access 2.3. Creating jobs trough ICT businesses 2.4. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship 4. Sample Ideas to Create ICT Businesses

7. 2.1 . Creating a liberalized environment The starting point for ICT businesses to emerge is a suitable market where new businesses can fairly compete against already established companies. This is particularly important in the communications industry which requires dynamic and innovative products and business models. A supportive regulatory framework established by the government (supportive government policies and regulations) is needed to: Enhance competition through liberalization, introduction of an independent regulator and privatization of the state-owned telecommunications operator. Regulation also needs to ensure new entrant interconnection to the network and tariff reform to ensure that tariffs reflect cost. Allow innovative private sector firms to enter the market and help expand telecommunications infrastructure. Such an environment and firms will also help create new types of communications markets.

11. Contents 1 . Importance of creating ICT businesses 3 . General ICT strategy actions summary 2. General ICT development strategy 2.1. Creating a liberalized environment 2.2. Achieving universal access 2.3. Creating jobs trough ICT businesses 2.4. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship 4. Sample Ideas to Create ICT Businesses

12. 3. General ICT strategy actions summary Goals Possible actions Creating a liberalized environment Supportive government policies Achieving universal access Competition promotion Universal access fund Public access facilities Creating jobs ICT Micro-companies Businesses promotion: ICT, content development and support Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship Education programme Innovation promoting initiatives

13. Contents 1 . Importance of creating ICT businesses 3 . General ICT strategy actions summary 2. General ICT development strategy 2.1. Creating a liberalized environment 2.2. Achieving universal access 2.3. Creating jobs trough ICT businesses 2.4. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship 4. Sample Ideas to Create ICT Businesses

14. 4. Sample Ideas to create ICT Businesses Goals Sample Ideas Creating the Demand Virtuous Cycle Step 1: Local Governments demand ICT products and services: Connecting Schools & e-Education, e-government, e-health, e-Agriculture; e-Tourism, e-Environment. Step 2: Local companies are created to satisfy these needs. Step 3: Hospitals, Schools, Companies,... See the benefits of these ICT services and products and become regular clients. The original ICT products and services should be selected studying their direct social impact and their long-term business model sustainability Promoting businesses that act as catalysts for ICT Business Creation Develop Open-Source software community Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Businesses University Spin-offs Venture Capitals Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship to create jobs Technology incubators and seed funds: Step 1:Importing technologies and know-how from partner OCP Technology Centres and Incubators Step 2: Seeing Incubators and funds as profitable business investments Promotion and training using sample business plans: Example: Offering a professional “Internet Cafe Sample Business Plan” to facilitate the Start-up process and investment search for local entrepreneurs