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© 2015 IBM Corporation

Seize the Moment

BusinessConnect09/15/2015 – South Africa

Maurice X. Blackwood

Africa - Continent of Opportunity

Infographic Source: Kai Krause – The True Size of Africa

Opportunity lies in the market, but…

UrbanisationAccess to Resources Telecom

Rise of domestic

consumption

Access to basic services

Foreign Investment

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Today, opportunity also lies in the moment

Act decisively

74%of business and IT leaders

expect the need for new data-driven insights to continue to

accelerate.2

Change rapidly

79% of CxOs have initiatives in

place to respond more quickly to emerging

trends.1

Respond promptly

43% of consumers expect a

response to online requests within an hour.3

1 Insights from the Global C-suite Study, IBM Institute for Business Value, October 20132Analytics: The speed advantage, IBM Institute for Business Value, October 20143Harris Poll, April 2014

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Seize the moment to…

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Innovaterapidly and continually across the business

Understandin time to gain competitive advantage

Engageat the point of greatest impact

. . . and back it with comprehensive securityand seamless integration

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Innovate rapidly and continuallywith hybrid cloud

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Here’s how:

Address business needs with cloud business apps

Build, run, and manage apps with a digital innovation platform

Extend and connect IT with a world class cloud infrastructure

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Build a culture to infuse analytics everywhere

Continuously curate to realize the full potential of data

Use data-rich apps to act whenever, wherever

Here’s how:

Understand in time to gaincompetitive advantage with data

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Here’s how:

Transform business models with mobile

Deliver personally relevant and rewarding experiences

Re-imagine the future of work

Engage customers, partners and employeesat the point of greatest impact

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Secure the enterprisewith greater confidence

Stop advanced threats with analytics

Safeguard cloud and mobile with security innovation

Protect assets with end-to-end controls

Here’s how:

Optimize the security program

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Integrate new data and services seamlessly into core operations

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Use intelligent BPMwith mobile capabilities

Establish a seamlesshybrid IT infrastructure

Ensure agile data andapplication integration

Here’s how:

Develop a comprehensiveInternet of Things strategy

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IBM empowers clients to seize the moment

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Innovatequickly andcontinually

Understandin time to gain

advantage

Engageat the point

of greatest impact

Securewith confidence

Integrateseamlessly

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IBM’s strategy and investments showcase IBM’s vision in partnering with clients to seize the moment

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IBM differentiation is built on these strategic imperatives, capabilities and investments

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The scope of what we manage spans across industries, and..

14 Source: IBM Investor Briefing 2015

IBM in Africa

Direct presence in 24 countries

Research Lab

Global Delivery Center

Client Center

Software & Hardware Lab

Business Process Delivery Center

Technology Development Center

Digital Sales Center

Algeria

Angola

Burkina Faso

Chad

Congo

DRC

Egypt

Gabon

Ghana

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Morocco

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Resiliency Center

TUNISA

SIERRA LEONE

SEYCHELLES

This vision extends to Africa…

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We grow together

Deployed more services by

Africans for Africa

Developed Reading

Companion, KidSmart & TryScience

IBM African Technical Academy & Africa

University Program extending to 20

countries by 2017

Building the technical and

business skills to support IBM’s long

term growth in Africa

$60 million investment for IBM

Africa Technical Academy and IBM Africa University

Program

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3 Smarter Cities Challenge teams

with 18 IBM Executives have

provided pro bono consulting to 3

cities - Johannesburg,

Tshwane, and Cape Town

11 Corporate Service Corps teams with

150 IBM participants from 25 countries have delivered 34 projects

in 6 of the 9 provinces in South Africa

More than 17,000 volunteer hours

have been donated to the communities

where our employees live &

work

Building Communities

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Brazil

T.J. WatsonAlmaden

Austin

IrelandZurich

Haifa

India

China

Tokyo

Australia

IBM Research: A truly global footprint

Africa

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Tunisia’s Zitouna Bank

chose IBM Cloud for bankingsystems

Zambian Government and

IBM provided access to life saving drugs

Nedbank improved customer

experience with IBM Analytics

Surfline Communications

chose IBM Cloud to expand mobile data

services

UNICEF used IBM Analytics

to give a voice to

Ugandan Youth Kenya’s Bidco

Africa selected IBM to help drive growth

strategy

Ghana’s Fidelity Bank chose IBM

to drive transformation

IBM supports hundreds of

clients across the continent,

including:

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And the vision also extends to South Africa…

Research Lab

Global Delivery Center

Client Center

Resiliency Center

Direct presence

1952

2015: New Research Lab

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IBM has significantly invested in South Africa over the years. We’ve invested in infrastructure, developing an ecosystem and advancing IT skills through our academic programs. Taking our investment to the next level, IBM South Africa concluded an Equity Equivalency Agreement with the South African Government and the Department of Trade and Industry to invest in a 10 year skills development and enterprise program in South Africa.

The program will see IBM invest R700 million into the local economy positively impacting economic development and skills development for the program beneficiaries.

Investing in South Africa

Equity Equivalency Agreement

R700 million investment

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Other IBM Projects

in South Africa

IBM and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV research new treatment approaches to fight tuberculosis in South Africa.

Santam, South Africa's leading short-term insurance company, saved $2.4 million on fraudulent claims in the first four months of using IBM business analytics software.

Stellenbosch University and IBM are collaborating to help meet the shortage of Computer Science skills in South Africa. As part of the program, IBM opened its first Software Center of Excellence at Stellenbosch University.

By utilizing the power of Watson, Metropolitan Health - the largest medical schemes administrator in South Africa - is transforming its health advisory services for its patients.

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Today’s agenda will focus on IBM’s ability to empower clients to seize the moment

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Develop strongercustomer relationships

Fuelbusiness growth

Re-think thefuture of work

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Documents

true size of africa

africa progress report

southern africa hosts

number of people

urban population

continent source

ibm corporationseize

current total population