Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund
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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.
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CHALLENGES TODEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH • Distance from markets • Access to business support • Infrastructure • Unemployment levels • Access to training opportunities • Lack of financial services
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TOECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ONLINE APPLICATIONS CONNECTIVITY
APPLICATIONS • Economic Development Officer Networking/Tools • Bulletin Board/Chat Area • Interactive Planners/Sample Business Plans • Community Success Stories/Studies • Video Conferencing • 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 Aboriginal Organizations FN Communities
Economic DevelopmentOfficer 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/OBJECTIVESfor 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