Title of the session: Multi-sector Collaboration-Ecosystem Building

Speakers:
Duncan Macintosh, Development Director, APNIC
APNIC is part of global network of five registries who manages all IP numbers (URLs) for the Internet.
Membership network, around 9,000 members, backbone of the net (telcos, ISPs, etc.).
Internet Exchange Points (IEP or ix) are an example of multi-sector partnerships. IEPs eliminate
latency in Internet traffic at the lowest possible cost. The goal is to convince the community to
establish free non-profit IEPs (i.e. peering) governments, ISPs, entertainment/ data/social media
providers and telcos all need to be brought together to buy into this idea. Have an awareness of and
call for support of your local IEP.
Christine Duhaime, Executive Director, Digital Finance Institute
Peer to peer funding for those in financial need, especially refugees, who do not have access to an
established financial network. Some current solutions are subject to theft, corruption, loss to
transport costs or need an established infrastructure.
Digital solution using digital currency, create an exchange system that will be much more
transparent. Use mobile phones to then transfer funds to refugees (95% of them have a mobile).
Tom Dawkins, CEO, Startsomegood
Crowdfunding enables citizens to come together to support action and create a future they want.
Community decides which projects need support and to which they will also commit their own
support (governments, corporates and individuals).
Partnership with ING Direct created a crowdfunding/social enterprise approach to support
fundraising matching that each supported organization must achieve (90% success rate; organization
raised four times what they pledged; ING received 21 times the PR value for the funds they invested).
Cindy Ko, Head of APAC, Endeavor
Endeavour is an NGO that helps for profits (target high growth entrepreneurs as they create the
most new jobs, some 58% of new jobs created) to grow their business to create long-term economic
growth to help regions.
Questions and Answers:
1.

The problem is not technical but organizational, how to connect, authentic, order/dispatch
system, why would a non-financial solution work?
Peer to peer can be done instantly (think m-pesa), refugee camps have net access and
mobiles and stores.

2.

Documentation issues with refugees? Vulnerable to exploitation, how do you help

improve their livelihoods?
No long-term solution, test it now to save them now. Long-term is UN. Start-ups can help
them be part of the solution.

3.

Any space for established organizations like UN or IRCC?

All forms of social change are our passion so would love to work with more established
organizations.

4.

Low credit card penetration of 3% so could credit card work in your platform?
Harder to have if no credit card or Paypal platforms available. Succesful projects have been
more international in fundrasing

6.

Could you define the local community or how does your process work?
Our team partners with local social entrepreneurs to reach out widest with greatest impacts.

7.

How do you create awareness for your portal?

First, focus on capacity building models (training to tell your story better!), get your
community to spread the word and then try to amplify this work via our social media
networks. Work with our partners, media outlets.

8.

Other countries growth engines might be different, India is IIT or Israel is the Army?
Value is created from a few individuals who build the network upon which the wealth is
created. NGOs focus on the bottom who have the most promise to reach their potential.

9.

Market imperatives drives this so why is this translated into philanthropy NGO world?
Most economies are not as developed as Singapore. A few families control most of their
economies, Endeavour enables on entrepreneurs to get connections with the right people to
build to scale.

10.

How do you identify the achievers?

We have a crowd platform to identify and evaluate companies with business volunteers. Our
performance outperforms most VCs in the US because people want to give, especially nonfinancially.

11.

Have you looked at ASEAN to understand and navigate this environment?

Cindy - We have launched our first study in Singapore and are looking at tech as it has a
faster clearer business cycle. Report will be available Q4 2015.
Duncan an IEX in Hong Kong with 500+ members are very successful in co-operating and
building their networks.