Accenture Development Partnerships

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1 Accenture Development Partnerships How to work better together making partnerships effective March 2012

2 Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) Accenture: 215,000 Employees 50+ Countries Services: Consulting System Integration Outsourcing Accenture ADP: Not-for-profit consulting 300+ Employees per year Clients: NGOs Foundations Governments ADP is open to all Accenture employees, who contribute up to 50% of their salary. 2

3 What s in it for business? The balance of economic power and the future growth opportunities for global business are shifting to emerging economies. Economic Growth: In 2009, emerging markets accounted for over half of the global economy. Emerging markets are expected to generate 62% of growth in the world economy in the next 5 years Consumers: Talent: Over 80% of the world s population live in developing countries (China and India alone boast 123 million middle class households) 2 billion people could be added to the middle class by % of the 438 million people to be added to the global workforce in the next decade will come from developing countries 3

4 Business thinking is changing... As a result of these global trends, we are seeing a fundamental shift in how business thinks about engaging in development issues Philanthropy Social Investment CSR Inclusive Business Confrontation Collaboration Shareholder Value Shared Value 4

5 Partnerships are changing... Good partnerships occur when there is alignment around a common goal, even if the drivers differ Private Sector Companies are increasingly engaging in global development issues due to both new pressures and new opportunities Impact on social, economic, environmental challenges Public Sector Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage the private sector to support services traditionally delivered by public sector (health, education etc) Development Sector Non profits are increasingly relying on partnerships with companies and governments in order to maximize impact, leverage additional resources 5

6 Partnering examples Examples of how different drivers can coalesce around common goals Issue: Development Lens Issue: Business Lens Lack of Education Lack of access, poor quality, inequality for girls. Investment in schools, teacher training, investment in workforce development Improve access to, quality of education and talent Scarcity of Employees Firms cannot hire the skilled workers they need in emerging markets Poor Health Negative impacts of disease, poor nutrition, mat & child health, etc. Support prevention, care, treatment, strengthen systems, health education, preventative care for workforce and families Improve access to, quality of healthcare Workforce Wellness Health issues of employees, their families reduces workforce productivity 6

7 Technology Leapfrogging... Technology leapfrogging allows developing countries to accelerate development by skipping less efficient, more expensive or less sustainable technologies. Credit cards/ ATMs / Banks Mobile Money Paper Books ebooks Grid Power Solar Power 7

8 Partnerships Looking forward... Good partnerships may take more time and more effort than you expect but the results can be transformational Understand your core competencies and consider how the competencies of others can make a complimentary partnership Scale and sustainability Common, clearly articulated goal Continuity try to avoid changes in partnership people because at the end of the day partnerships are about relationships Partnerships require buy in within each partner and between partners 8

9 APPENDIX 9

10 ADP elearning experiences in Africa Kenya Nurse Training Partnership with AMREF Situation: Shortage of 20,000 nurses Developed elearning Solution PC-based, self-paced, 140 hrs of content Deployed to 42 clinics Graduated 7000 nurses in 5 years Increased capacity from 100/year elearning students perform better on nursing certification exam (85% for elearning vs. 70%) Program expanding to Uganda, Tanzania Tanzania Secondary Education Partnership with Ministry of Education Situation: 3000 new schools Developed elearning Strategy 4 Reference Architectures (Infrastructure) 5 Ways of Learning Built Demonstration Facility Presented at WEF Africa, May 2010 Incorporated into national education strategy 10

11 Combined Impact of Technology Trends 1. Cost of Devices 2. Power Consumed 3. Cost of Solar Power Cost of Typical elearning Infrastructure Is Declining Exponentially 11

12 Technology innovations for elearning We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Bill Gates Technology innovations are rapidly changing the environment for elearning Key Innovations: ebooks & digital content Low cost computers Low power computers Educational games Mobile devices Solar power Cloud computing 12

13 Examples of Leapfrogging in Africa Communications Land Lines Mobile Phones Payments Credit Card / ATM / Banks Mobile Money 13

14 Leapfrogging in Education Books Paper Books ebooks Electricity Grid Power Solar Power 14