The Sustainable Solutions Showcase is an initiative that seeks to promote, expose and connect innovations and inventions of social entrepreneurs with potential sponsors, partners, clients/customers and collaborators. This exhibition will showcase ideas, goods, services and inventions of various types that are original and creative, ecologically friendly, capable of meeting specific social and economic needs and having potential for enterprise and return on investment. This presentation is by i-Connectmobile, a shortlisted candidate at the AR-CSR 2013.

1. A Futuresoft Partnership
Presented by Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho
Winner 2012 Etisalat Prize for Innovation
Winner 2013 SSS – AR - CSR

2. 1. Problem: What need are we responding to?
2. Solution: What is our solution?
3. Innovation: What makes it different?
4. Potential Clients: Who is it for?
1. Problem: What need are we responding to?
2. Solution: What is our solution?
3. Innovation: What makes it different?
4. Potential Clients: Who is it for?
INTRODUCTION

4. 1. High initial purchasing cost
2. Unreliable electricity supply
3. Lack of technical expertise
to maintain computers
1. High initial purchasing cost
2. Unreliable electricity supply
3. Lack of technical expertise
to maintain computers
PROBLEM

5. PROBLEM
4. Theft and vandalism
5. Lack of local content
6. Lack of ICT proficient
teachers
4. Theft and vandalism
5. Lack of local content
6. Lack of ICT proficient
teachers

7. i-Connect Buses: Are a fleet of mobile ICT labs
made from renovated containers, which will supply
Internet and computer services to clusters of
schools in various geographical areas within the
country.
i-Connect Buses: Are a fleet of mobile ICT labs
made from renovated containers, which will supply
Internet and computer services to clusters of
schools in various geographical areas within the
country.
SOLUTION

8. 1. 40-50 networked computers
2. Broadband Internet access
3. Locally stored content
4. Printer and scanner
5. Dedicated technician
6. Dedicated ICT teacher
7. Solar inverter and generator
1. 40-50 networked computers
2. Broadband Internet access
3. Locally stored content
4. Printer and scanner
5. Dedicated technician
6. Dedicated ICT teacher
7. Solar inverter and generator
SOLUTION
Inside ICT Lab

10. INNOVATION
Eco friendly inverter
and portable solar
power supply
Thin clients: Use less
electricity, produce
less heat and are
easier to maintain
Dedicated ICT teacher
and technician MOBILITY
Can be moved between
locations and also be
unhinged

11. ADVANTAGES
Reduced Cost: Easier to
share ICT resources and
expertise and thus
reduce costs.
Pilot Study: Once we have our
pilot lab up and running it will
be “try able” and highly
“observable”.
Flexibility & Sustainability: can be
rented for other activities thus adding
revenue streams.

13. Governments
POTENTIAL CLIENTS
NGOs and IGOs
Private Organisation
Educational Institutions
Etisalat wants to use their i-Connect
bus for a CSR program to work with
4 of its adopted schools in Lagos

14. Governments
POTENIAL CLIENTS
NGOs and IGOs
Private Organisation
Educational Institutions
Governments can use it for digital
voting/censors/elections etc or as
a mobile mass data entry centre Google can use it for their outreach
projects e.g bringing businesses online
and mobile app training at universities

15. Our solution offers sustainable, secure, large scale,
eco friendly, mobile computer facilities at a cost
effective price.
Thank you
THE END

16. THANK YOU
Future Software Resources Ltd.
3rd Floor, Africa Re-Insurance Building,
Plot 1679, Karimu Kotun Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
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