South Africa's Global IT Ranking
5 Top Game-Changers
The Global Information
Technology Report 2016
Bruno Lanvin
Silja Baller, Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin (editors)
Geneva, 05.07.2016
Executive Director for Global Indices INSEAD
SITA – GovTech – Midrand, South Africa, 31 October 2016
4 Points
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What is GITR ?
Lessons from the champions
Priorities for South Africa
A glimpse of the future
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4 Points
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What is GITR ?
Lessons from the champions
Priorities for South Africa
A glimpse of the future
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The Global Information Technology Report 2016
Innovating in the Digital Economy
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Published annually since 2001
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Collaboration between the Forum, INSEAD
and Cornell University
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With the support of Cisco
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Theme “Innovating in the Digital Economy”
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Diagnosis  Networked Readiness Index
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Analysis (chapters)
A tool for action
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The Networked Readiness Framework
The set of factors that determine a country’s
capacity to use information and communication
technologies (ICTs) for increased
competitiveness and well-being
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How ICT usage affects
the country as a whole
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The Networked Readiness Index
NETWORKED READINESS INDEX
ENVIRONMENT
SUBINDEX
READINESS
SUBINDEX
Regulatory 9
environment
Infrastructure
Business 9
environment
Affordability
USAGE
SUBINDEX
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Individual
usage
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3
Business
usage
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4
Skills
IMPACTS
SUBINDEX
Economic
impacts
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4
Social impacts
Government 3
usage
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Data & Methodology
• 139 economies accounting for 98.1% of world GDP
• 53 individual indicators
• 27 indicators sourced from various international
organizations, including:
• 26 indicators derived from World Economic Forum’s
Executive Opinion Survey
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NRI 2016: Top 10 and Selected Top Movers
Scores: 1-7
Rank /139 economies
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NRI 2016 (11 to 47)
Scores: 1-7
Rank /139 economies
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NRI 2016 (48 to 139)
Scores: 1-7
Rank /139 economies
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Key Findings
1. The digital revolution is changing the way we innovate and is increasing the
urgency to innovate continuously.
2. Seven economies register a digital innovation impact far higher than the rest.
They are characterized by a business sector that has embraced all dimensions of
digital interaction.
3. In most parts of the world, businesses and governments seem to be missing out
on a steadily growing digital population.
4. Digital technologies can bring many gains to society – but only if we channel
digital innovation with equally innovative governance and regulation.
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Key Finding 1a:
The Changing Nature of Innovation
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Key Finding 1b:
Business Model Innovation on the Rise
Examples:
• Michelin Solutions (France) shifted from selling
tire as a product to a service guaranteeing
performance.
• LEGO (Denmark) was able to transform itself by
launching new digital based businesses such as
movies, LEGO Mindstorms, video games and
applications, connected to their block systems.
• Caronetas (Brazil): Online platform providing carpooling services to an exclusive community of
corporate members and their authenticated
employees. Service adds an additional layer of
security and reliability.
• Think : Apple, Uber, Tesla ….
Source: World Economic Forum, Digital Transformation of Industries Case Studies
http://reports.weforum.org/digital-transformation-of-industries/go-to-the-case-studies/
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4 Points
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What is GITR ?
Lessons from the champions
Priorities for South Africa
A glimpse of the future
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What do the GITR top 10 have in common ?
They are
• Open economies
• Often smaller economies
• Societies with a long-established
emphasis on education
• Often economies with a strong record
of public sector involvement in
innovation
• Countries with good governance, a
sophisticated business environment,
and competitive ICT markets
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Seven Frontrunners on Economic Impact :
Digital Technologies at the Core of Business
NRI Pillar 9: Economic Impact =
9.01 Impact of ICTs on new business models
9.02 ICT PCT patents, applications/mio pop.
9.03 Impact of ICTs on new organizational
models
9.04 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce
Top 7 for Pillar 9: Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands, USA
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Yet, all is not rosy, even among champions
Missed opportunities in ICT are well spread
• In all parts of the
world, businesses
are missing out on a
rapidly growing
digital consumer
base
• Governments can do
more to leverage
digital technologies
for social impact
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4 Points
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What is GITR ?
Lessons from the champions
Priorities for South Africa
A glimpse of the future
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Face the difficulties, build on the successes
In GITR 2016, South Africa moved up 10
positions to 65th position overall.
Despite an overall mixed performance,
South Africa makes large strides in the
overall NRI rankings to 65th, almost
entirely driven by improvements in
infrastructure and affordability.
South Africa’s digital transformation is
mostly business driven, as the country
notably performs best in business usage
(32nd), followed by individual usage
(77th), and followed by government usage
(105th).
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4 Points
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What is GITR ?
Lessons from the champions
Priorities for South Africa
A glimpse of the future
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The future is now – 5 trends
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Everything becomes digital (IoT, smart nations, uberization)
The ultimate constraints will not go away (geography,
natural resources, demography)
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Innovation will be key (old countries need to reinvent their
models, emerging countries need to invent their future)
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Cities & local communities will drive change (agile,
innovative, and open to globalization)
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The ultimate source of competitiveness will be
people and talents (talents used to go to where the jobs were; this
is being reversed, largely because of technology)
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5 Game Changers
Trends
Game changers
Actions
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Digitization
• Foster individual and government usage of ICT
Bring laptops to schools and
at home, push broadband,
develop eGov through
opengov and datagov
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Nature
• Identify new trends in usage of
resources; manage accordingly
Keep an eye on ‘weak
signals’ and work with
manufacturers (batteries,
construction, space)
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Innovation
• Innovation is less based on techno
logy than on business models.
Think different.
Stimulate synergies among
SMEs and external larger
businesses; offer supportive
climate for start-ups
Cities
• Smart cities are a testbed for new
usages of technology
Leverage the agility of cities
to promote eGov at local
level; encourage ‘talent
hubs’
Talents
• Promote education at all levels,
with Industry 4.0 as horizon
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Develop coding as a ‘basic
skill’ in primary education;
engage teachers in changing
the education system; push
for more girls in STEM
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Thank you for your attention !
The Global Information
Technology Report 2016
Bruno Lanvin
Silja Baller, Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin (editors)
Geneva, 05.07.2016
Executive Director for Global Indices INSEAD
SITA – GovTech – Midrand, South Africa, 31 October 2016
Annex 1 - Usage Pillars
Individual usage, pillar 6:
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Mobile phone subscriptions/100 population
Individuals using the internet, %
Households with personal computer, %
Households with Internet access, %
Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.
Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop.
Use of virtual social networks
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Business usage, pillar 7:
Firm-level technology absorption
Capacity for innovation
PCT patents
ICT use for business-to-business transactions
Business-to-consumer internet use
Extent of staff training
Government usage, pillar 8:
Importance of ICTs in government vision
Government Online Services Index
Government success in ICT promotion
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