Bridging The Digital Divide
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Bridging The Digital Divide
Digital Seismic Shift in Developing Asia:
Asia now account for 1.87 billion internet users, which is 50% of global base.
41% of these users reside in South & South East Asia
• Internet penetration in • 1.4 billion users of • 1 trillin industry in Asia
S&SE Asia now at 35% mobile broad band (37%
of Asian Base) Pacific by 2017
• 2.4 billion users by • Current Growth rate
2020
• 56 X increase between
•
24% YoY
2000 and 2017
3+ Billion Smartphones
by 2020
• Mobile broadband
primary contributor
Societal Impact of Digitization:
We clearly see the impact of digitization on the economy, equal opportunity for
the population and innovation
Forecasted annual Data traffic trend
till 2018 in Asia Pacific
• Empirically proven impact on economic output and Job creation
• US$ 1.2 trillion by 2020 in Asia/SE Asia GDP
• 35 million new jobs by 2020 (all sectors)
• 10% increase in Broad band penetration raises the GDP by 0.26% -
1%
• Reducing the gender divide. Digital economies are known to
increase women participation in the work force
• 10% increase in women entrepreneurship in Pakistan
• Empowerment for small business and sole proprietors through Dis-
Intermediation
• Rise in platform businesses regionally as well as country specific
• Careem, Ali BaBa , Sales Stock (online fashion store), OLX
• Pakwheels.com, zameen.com
• Increase in Peer to Peer exchange on social networking sites
• Monetization shifting from advertising to e-commerce
How is Telenor Group addressing the digital revolution in Asia
Pakistan | Bangladesh | Myanmar
2017 2020 2017 2020 2017
USD USD 46.0M
USD 1B USD 44M
100M E-Commerce 500M Mobile phone Subscription
E- #Market E-Commerce
E- #Market Market
Market
85%
29.5M 83.9M 8.6M 14.0M
Smartphone Smartphone Smartphone Smartphone Mobile phone Penetration
penetration penetration penetration penetration
35%
27 X Growth in Mobile Broadband
3G/4G market Penetration
between 2013 and
2016
Value Addition:
Telecommunication networks build the necessary eco systems required to connect and
empower people to reach out to the world faster and at the right cost
• Infrastructure Development
• Less developed areas
• E-Commerce
• Payment Solutions
• Dis-Intermediation
• Entrepreneurship
• Providing the platform
• Seed capital
Telenor Pakistan alone has contributed to US$ 14.5 billion to
the National exchequer between 2003-2016
(http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=269&Itemid=658)
Infrastructure Development: The most fundamental roll is infrastructure development both technical as well as the distribution network. This provides the necessary reach for digital development • 8000+ 3G sites • 10,000+ 3G sites • 10,000 sites by 2018 • Covering 3500 Cities • Covers 99% of the area • Covers 85% of the area • 200,000 Retailers • 350,000 + Retailers • 85000 + Retailers Universal services fund initiative to serve the low population density areas
Universal services fund:
The aim is to serve the under served, low population density areas where it is not
profitable for the private businesses to invest
• Operates in the area of
• Telecom Services
• Broadband
• Fiber-Optic
• Telco’s typically contribute 1.5% of revenue to
the fund
• USF is a public/private partnership initiative
• Baluchistan, which is 41% of the area of Pakistan but only 5%
of the population
“Any Locality with 100 Houses will get connectivity”
E – Commerce & Payments:
Development of the eco system which enables exchange of goods and services in a
secure and swift environment
Pakistan’s First Mobile
Banking Service
• 80,000 + out lets (approx.
2.5M + Nationwide) • Pioneering the market
• 1 Million + Active Mobile • 15000 Outlets
• Brand Partnerships • 80% market not served
accounts
• 60,000 outlets currently
• Targeting 85% of the un-
banked market of PakistanInternational tech companies ike Rocket Internet acquiring Pakistani e commerce start up daraz.pk. Telenor Partnering with Daraz.pk to enable digital black Friday in Pakistan
Entrepreneurship and Digital Verticals:
Enabling and investing into the platform business of tomorrow to ride the
disruption curve. Focusing on digital verticals for dis-intermediation
Dis- Intermediation of
the agriculture sector
4.5% Dilutable Equity
• 11 Start-ups graduated • 600 Applicants
• US$ 645,000 funding • 25 Local Start-ups SelectedM-AGRI Platform: Over 3Million inbound subscribed Farmers Regional Language: Urdu, Punjabi & Siraiki Over 30 million minutes utilized monthly Over 14 million incoming calls monthly Future: Financing through Telenor Bank
How should the policy makers react to this
digital shift
Approach with an open mind
Understand and Accept this digital shift
Regulate and Promote (Taxation Regime???)
Predictable and transparent business environment
Simplify investment process in infrastructure projectsThank you
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