The Human Face of IT in Africa arivia.kom case study egovernance Summit October 2002 Zeth Malele
Compelling strategic ambition for arivia.kom with a clear financial agenda for future leadership High Degree of Integration Datavia Years Entity Consolidation Entity Integration arivia.kom as a fully merged commercial company Entity Migration arivia.kom Vision To be the dominant ICT solutions company in Africa Eskom IT Ariel Low 2002 Degree of Commercialisation 2003 2006
Vision To be the dominant ICT solutions company in Africa Statement of corporate purpose With pride, to take our distinctly African heritage to the world through innovative and relevant ICT solutions
The arivia.kom vision is to be the dominant ICT solutions company in Africa The group is realising this vision through a strategy that: Leverages the significant Infrastructure capability and scale, Maximises experience and intellectual property in Focused Business and Niche Solutions, and Establishes long-term ventures with our clients and partners to fully exploit business value from information-related technologies
arivia.kom management structure arivia.kom Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer HR Executive Market Development Executive Infrastructure Business Executive Focused Business Solutions Executive Niche Markets Executive
Business focus Provides integrated business solutions that include the entire spectrum of information technology services Focus is high-end business technology solutions Solutions support the public sector and large private sector corporates Primarily within the African markets Large, end-to-end information technology outsource agreements Turn-key business solutions Niche solutions
Market Focus Energy Transportation Public Sector Financial Services Media and Communication Small Medium Enteprises
arivia.kom business structure arivia.kom Corporate Infrastructure Business Focused Business Solutions Niche Markets
Infrastructure Business Delivers end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions Delivers infrastructure services through - Hosting Connectivity Support Services Owns significant infrastructure capacity on a national basis
Infrastructure Business Business model arivia.kom Infrastructure Business Hosting Connectivity Support Mainframe Unix Midrange Servers Mail Network Internet Managed Desktop Services Regional Network Connectivity User Interface Enterprise Management Risk Management Regional Application Support Regional Infrastructure 2 nd line support routed to specialist area
Focused Business Solutions Provides totally integrated business solutions to business needs Significant development, integration and deployment capability Structured around three focused areas Application Development & Support IT Consulting Services Enterprise Solutions E-Ventures
Focused Business Solutions Business Model arivia.kom Focused Business Solutions Application Development And Support Full Application Development Lifestyle System Integration Packaging Implementation Application Lifecycle Planning IT Consulting Services IS Strategy Architecture Change Management Business Process Re-engineering Business Re-engineering Project Management Consulting Enterprise Solutions (Csiper Consulting) Products packaged into integrated solutions Post-implementation maintenance and support e-ventures e-consulting & complete e-business solutions Business case development & Feasibility analyses Evaluation of e-ventures; e-products and e-partners Research for e-business promotion
Niche Markets Specialised Solutions Smart card / Biometric Solutions Niche Markets provides specialised technologies and niche business solutions. Healthcare Management Solutions Geographic Information Solutions IT hardware & peripheral financing These include GIS (Geographic Information Systems), smart card and biometrics, as well as knowledge and document management. These technologies are the basis for integrated niche solutions such as election solutions, national identification solutions and traffic information management solutions. Niche Markets also offers an IT financing capability through the Spartan Computer Rentals subsidiary.
Niche Markets Business model arivia.kom Niche Markets External alliances & associations Face Technologies Biometric Solutions Intersolve Health Informatics Healthcare Management Solutions Computer Foundation Geographic Information Solutions Spartan Computer Rentals IT hardware and peripheral financing Internal Delivery Channels: Integrated Solutions
arivia.kom National Framework Agreement commitments All staff from the three entities will be transferred to arivia.kom No-one will overall be worse off due to the consolidation process There will be no forced retrenchments during the first 3 years of the consolidation process
Going forward we will become the dominant provider of ICT solutions provider on the African continent Diversifying our revenue base into selected market sectors and Africa with an emphasis on annuity contracts Enhancing our solutions portfolio and delivery capacity Continue taking the messages of our solution offerings, leadership and track record into our target markets Focusing on the quality of our service delivery and the formulation of solutions for specific industries Consummate the arivia.kom partnerships
Going forward we will become the dominant provider of ICT solutions provider on the African continent Fully exploiting trends, emerging business applications and technologies for our clients Driving sustainable cost-saving and efficiency initiatives throughout the business Further maximising shareholder value through the exploitation of consolidation synergies and economies of scale Be exemplary in our commitment to Black Economic Empowerment and NEPAD in all its dimensions
The arivia.kom strategic milestones Strategic Milestone 1 Strategic Milestone 2 Strategic Milestone 3 Strategic Milestone 4 Commercialised Business BEE Acquisition strategy to achieve scale and scope African expansion IPO Creation of the business Launch the brand Structure transaction Stabalise the business Merger integration process - People / processes Acquire capability Commercialise business model and process Structured Black Economic Empowerment transaction Acquisitions Potential SEP structure Final value extraction for shareholders If less than 3 year reverse listing of arivia.kom Timeline between 3 5 years
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