Transcript Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund

Nishnawbe
Aski
Development
Fund
CHALLENGES TO
DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH
Distance from markets
Access to business support
Infrastructure
Unemployment levels
Access to training opportunities
Lack of financial services
CONNECTIVITY
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO
ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
ONLINE APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS
Economic Development Officer
Networking/Tools
– Bulletin Board/Chat Area
– Interactive Planners/Sample Business
Plans
– Community Success Stories/Studies
Video Conferencing
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Business Counseling/Loan monitoring
Training
Presentation of Business Ideas
Best Practices
APPLICATIONS
(Cont’d)
Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
On-line training
On-line Databases
– Aboriginal Businesses/Suppliers
– Consultants
IP Phone Systems to save long
distance costs within a network
Statistic Gathering/Maintenance
APPLICATIONS
(Cont’d)
Business Support
– VNC Bookkeeping support
– Retail Inventory: Ordering, Point of Sale
Aboriginal Junior Achievement
– Economics of Staying School
– Youth Business Plan Contest
Virtual Chamber of Commerce
Aboriginal Buying Circle
Credit Union
REQUIRED PARTNERS
Governments
Business
FN Communities
Aboriginal
Organizations
Economic
Development
Officer’s
Network
Economic Development
Officer Network
Will require:
•Provision of minimum standard of
hardware to all EDOs
•Provision of standard/universal
software
•Training for EDOs
•Developing a central site for EDO’s
with access to features mentioned
previously
•Partners
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
for EDO NETWORK
Information Sharing Among EDO’s
Accessibility to on-line applications
and tools
Compatible software among EDO’s
Increased familiarity with advanced
technology and future applications
What has traditionally been seen
as disruptive, must now be
seen as the chief source of
opportunity
Tom Peters
CURRENT OPPORTUNITY
BUY IN TO THE K-NET NETWORK
ACCESS CURRENT GOVERNMENT
FUNDING PROGRAMS
ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND BUSINESS SUPPORT
APPLICATIONS WORK FOR
YOUR COMMUNITY