Digitally enabled uplift of rural and regional communities by increasing
innovation and entrepreneurship capacity, creating enterprise/employment
opportunities, and opening the way to Asian markets, investments through
strategic partnerships
ICT-Enabled Rural Community Development
Australia and Malaysia Experiences
Workshop on 19th August 2013
Based on project funded by Australia Malaysia Institute
Located at the University of South Australia
Law School
Level 1, Room 30
George St entrance, City West
New Sources of Growth – Moving Forward
Bill CHIN | Adjunct Senior Research Fellow | Australian Centre for Asian Business
The WORLD has changed …
1975
2012
The WORLD has changed …
The WORLD has changed …
blogging,
have risen rapidly
more than five-fold from
36 million blogs in 2006 to
181 million in 2011
the world’s largest onlineprofessional network, announced in
February 2012 that it has 150 million members,
A COMBINED 80 MILLION VISITORS VISITED
WORDPRESS AND TUMBLR SITES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011
the social networking site which has seen exponential growth
since its launch in 2004, had 955 million monthly active users as at July 2012
the social networking and microblogging service, had more than 140 mil.
active users as at March 2012, with more than 1 bil. tweets sent every three days
February 2012 that it has 150 million members,a 20 million increase compared to November 2011
The WORLD has changed …
…and Closer to Home!
Take-off
Drive to maturity
Age of High mass consumption
Primary
CommoditiesProduction-based Knowledge-based
3
4
5
Traditional society
Preconditions for take-off
*Rostow's Stages of Growth model
Economic Progression
1
2
3
Economic Growth…the process by which a nation’s wealth increases over time…
Physical
Capital
Human
Capital
Financial
Capital
* http://www.reference.com/
Capital Capital
Natural
Resources
Capital
Talent
Resources
Connect…Communicate…Collaborate…Consume
New Sources of GrowthNew Sources of Growth
Initiation, Funding, Technology, Education
Government Intervention
Policies, Laws
Funding Jobs Services Tech
Who?
Employment Opportunities Employment Opportunities
New Sources of GrowthNew Sources of Growth
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Cultures & Traditions
Infrastructure & Amenities
ICT/Digital Technology
Diffusion & Adoption
Automation Technology
Equipment/Tools
Why?
What?
ICT-Enabled Rural Community Development : Critical Success Factor Considerations
Citizen
GovernmentBusiness
• Customers
• Funding
• Community
C2C : Collaborative Consumption – Bridging Demand to Supply
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Combination of Products and Services � � X � � � �
Customers � � � X � � �
Partners � � � � X � �
Suppliers � � � � � X �
Pricing � � � � � � X
Same ProductsNew Services
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Same ServicesNew Products
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Same MarketSame MarketSame MarketSame MarketNew Customers
New MarketsSame Products
C2C : Collaborative Consumption – Bridging Demand to Supply
Partnerships
Demand
Innovation
Supply