Private sector and digital divide in Asia

by KaiOS Technologies

UniversalInternetAccess

in 2050

UN Goal

Internet enables seven SDGs

Reduce the gender gap

Better access to government services, financial services, and job opportunities for women

Increase GDP growth

10% broadband increase

1.4% increase GDP

Empower next generation

Create and finance businesses

Micro-entrepreneurship

Creates digital services

Mobile paymentsDigital IDWelfare servicesKnowledge sharing

How internet benefits to society

40%Less access in rural areas Of adult illiteracy in low income

countries (975m people)

40% 23%Less access for women

The lack of Internet amplifies exclusions

Source - https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-2018.pdf

2.19 billionpeople in Asia are online

Source: www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm#asia

4.2bAsia-

PacificPopulation

Population living outside areas covered by internet

Population living in areas with internet, but are not

connected

Connected population

375m

2.19b

1.63b

2.04 billion

7.5bWorld

Population

750m

3.5b

3.3b

people in Asia remain un-connected

Source: www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/resources/the-state-of-mobile-internet-connectivity-report-2019

Infrastructureis ready…By 2020, 93% of the population is covered by 3G and 69% by LTE

Source: www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/resources/the-state-of-mobile-internet-connectivity-report-2019

Infrastructureis ready and no longer the issue

Source: International Telecommunications Union

UsefulnessRelevanceAccessibilityAffordability

04030201

Main remaining barriers are:

makes access and usage of mobile internet a realityfor all

1.175 billion people (86% of population)

135 million people(80% of population)

196 million people (72% of population)

172 million (84% of population)

66 million (61% of population)

$8 per day or less

Sources: www.gapminder.org ; www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/2018-PR01.aspx ; www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Accelerating-affordable-smartphone-ownership-in-emerging-markets-2017_we.pdf ; www.tradingeconomics.com/vietnam/poverty-headcount-ratio-at-$5-50-a-day-2011-ppp-percent-of-population-wb-data.html

Smartphone ownership requires $14.29 daily income

Smartphones are not affordable 01Affordable

01

Laos Nepal Mongolia Papua New GuineaSolomon Islands Timor Leste Bangladesh

1GB as % of avg income 2.49% 7.37% 2.34% 11.27% 14.12% 3.54% 2.35%

— affordable internet is where 1GB of mobile broadband data is priced at 2% or less of average monthly income (A4AI)

The ideal threshold for data affordability is not reached everywhere in APAC yet

Data cost is still an issueAffordable

$13 to 25 Smart Feature Phones with access to internet and apps

Enabling affordable phones & data 01Affordable

What does a phone offer?

The world’s most popular apps

Including WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, and Google Maps.

Battery for daysLong-lasting battery life

that can last up to 5 days.

ConnectivityWi-Fi, 3G/4G/LTE,

VoLTE, and GPS.

Voice controlUse voice to open apps, navigate, and type.

AffordabilitySmartphone functionalities at less than half the cost.

DurabilityWithstands shock better than touchscreen phones.

Preferred taxation (on devices)

Subsidies and financing

01

03

02

Create scale (devices and data sales)

Enabling affordable phones & data 01Affordable

Designed for first-time internet users

Accessible 02

Familiar user experience

Voice assistant

Localized (80 languages)

Accessible

App with curated content and tools to improve user’s lives

Access to basic services 02Accessible

Digital skills

Health

Woman Empowerment

Financial Education

Agriculture

Education

Designed for users in emerging markets

Partners

Côted’ivoire

Ghana

Togo

Benin

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Cameroon South Africa

Kenya

Uganda

Rwanda

Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Thailand

Central African Republic Pakistan

02Partnerships for more impactAccessible

03

56% of the web in English only; only 5% of world population are native English speakers.

Relevant

Arabic content represents 0.8% and Hindi 0.1% of web content.

Relevant

World’s most popular apps Local

“heroes”Developer community

Institutional partnerships

1

2 3

4

03Localized and relevant contentRelevant

04

Empower users to grow wealth

Useful Useful

• Access to mobile money and banking• Access to micro insurance and credit • Enable communities to create local

services and content

04

Useful

Empower women

Find a job

Learn new skills

Financial tools

Own business

~900Mpeople not connected to the internet in 2017.

Case study India

506m

366m

478m

Digitally excluded Not in possession of their first digital device

Mobile, voice & text only Mobile phone users waiting to be converted to data services

Connected, Internet citizen Mobile Internet users Total population

1.35 B

Sources: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indians-gorging-on-mobile-data-usage-goes-up-15-times-in-3-yrs ; www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/industry-voices-shah-what-reliance-jio-india-can-teach-other-global-operators ; www.business-standard.com/article/companies/data-tariffs-stabilise-after-2-5-yrs-subscriber-base-grow-for-airtel-voda-119071000227_1.html

UsefulnessRelevanceAccessibilityAffordability

04030201

Remaining barriers were:

Free

KaiOS-enabled JioPhone

Cost of 1 GB of data with JioPhone

Source: Reliance Jio website

Locally relevant content on JioPhone

Educate users

Field training / roadshows02

Local language support01

Online tutorials & vocational training

03

₹226($US3+)

₹79

₹19 ₹5.14($US0.07)

Data usage per month, GB

0.4GB1.18GB

4.13GB

10.6GB

COST ÷ 44

USAGE x 25

India is now in the top twomobile data usage worldwide

(Jio)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018

Results:JioPhone effect on data cost in India

Average data tariff, Rs per GB

Sources: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indians-gorging-on-mobile-data-usage-goes-up-15-times-in-3-yrs ;www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/industry-voices-shah-what-reliance-jio-india-can-teach-other-global-operators ; www.business-standard.com/article/companies/data-tariffs-stabilise-after-2-5-yrs-subscriber-base-grow-for-airtel-voda-119071000227_1.html

Results:2 years, 80M+ KaiOSusers in India

1.1

14.8

36

55

68.3

80.390.8

98.6

Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019(estimate)

Special focus onWomen empowerment

Program in Rajasthan

500 rupeesState subsidies

5 m householdsin 6 weeks

70%+ are women

Sources: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indians-gorging-on-mobile-data-usage-goes-up-15-times-in-3-yrs ;www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/industry-voices-shah-what-reliance-jio-india-can-teach-other-global-operators ; www.business-standard.com/article/companies/data-tariffs-stabilise-after-2-5-yrs-subscriber-base-grow-for-airtel-voda-119071000227_1.html

150M KaiOS users globally

KaiOS-enabled devices now

105million

by end of year

150 million

Join us in closing the digital dividePartnerships, content, and other questions

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SebastienFounder & CEO

mcokaiostech.codeville@sebastien.@SCodeville

Miora

comkaiostech.ran@miora.

@Miouri

Director