Niti Bhan: The hidden opportunities of the informal economy
Niti Bhan: Az informális gazdaság rejtett lehetőségei
Through exploratory and human-centered research, Niti Bhan discovers and makes tangible pragmatic opportunities for sustainable and inclusive value creation. Full bio
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are stereotypically seen
the word "informal"
association we have,
and economic losses,
és veszteséggel jár,
40 to 60 percent of the profit margin
the informal trade ecosystem,
kereskedelem ökoszisztémáját,
on cross-border trade in East Africa,
szóló jelentéseket és kutatásokat
to understand what was the problem,
amely során próbáltuk megérteni,
in the informal sector.
informális kereskedelmet.
over the last 20 years was,
between illicit --
a jogellenes tetteket –
in the informal sector --
az informális szektorban –
kereskedelemtől,
gyümölcsök kereskedelme.
which is the trade or the commerce,
kereskedelmet jelent,
the smuggling or contraband --
a csempészettel –
of the informal sector,
kriminalizálódik az angol nyelvben,
between these aspects,
meg a két jelenséget,
between 60 to 80 percent addition
plusz 60-80%-ot az afrikai országok
at four times the rate
olyan gyorsan születnek munkahelyek,
ahogy gyakran nevezik.
generation opportunities
és pénzkereseti lehetőséget biztosít
in conventional disciplines.
"legképzetlenebbeknek".
machine out of an old car?
csinálni egy régi autóból?
to be recognized.
hold that this is criminal,
the informal economic ecosystem
az informális gazdaságot a formálissal,
all our assumptions,
az összes várakozásunkkal,
that we'd gone in on,
a sztereotípiáinkat,
in a town called Malaba,
egy fa alatt árul ruhákat,
from the branches,
wait for customers,
várni a vevőkre,
according to the literature,
amilyennek az előzetes kutatásaink
mom driven to trade,
hogy egyedülálló anyaként kereskedésből
government market fees
a helyi önkormányzatnak
up shop under her tree.
by the side of the road -- no.
láttunk az út szélén – nem.
who's keeping sales records for years;
vezető egyénnel találkoztunk,
of retail that comes in from Uganda
egész ökoszisztémájából
bringing the goods in,
who comes to collect cash
Teresia spends, on average,
átlagosan mennyi pénzt
that she gets from Nairobi?
invested in trade goods and services
20 000 dollárnak megfelelő
of the small entrepreneurs,
a kiskereskedők között,
in these market towns.
mikroüzletek között.
she's at the first rung.
környékén ő az alsó lépcsőfok.
three lines of business,
is dolgoznak,
US dollars every month.
that it wasn't the criminalization;
nem a kriminalizáció,
you're charging receipts from.
aki bizonylatokat kap.
of their skilled occupations.
ismerése a probléma.
have no means to recognize them
struktúrák nem tudják őt
a forwarding address.
nincs postacíme.
of our assumptions.
to help African women traders?
adott mikrohitelekről?
50 dollars or 100 dollars.
hiteleznének neki.
that amount every month
the additional services
szolgáltatásokról
neither the policy stereotype
egyik sztereotípiának sem:
és marginalizáltak,
salaried office worker
are allegedly composed of.
are the proto-SMEs
of businesses and enterprises
the invisible ones --
a háttérben dolgozók –
the candlestick makers --
that make your french fries
amely sültkrumplit süt,
trading across borders,
kereskedő üzletasszonyok,
to data gatherers.
őket adatgyűjtés közben.
with the vast informal sector
a hatalmas informális szektorban,
between smugglers and tax evaders
a csempészeket, az adócsalókat
and send their kids to university.
küldik a gyermekeiket.
the skills, the occupations?
képzettségüket.
by beginning with this recognition
megváltoztatni az informális gazdaságot
doorways for them to enter
amelyeken átlépve
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Niti Bhan - Human-centered strategistThrough exploratory and human-centered research, Niti Bhan discovers and makes tangible pragmatic opportunities for sustainable and inclusive value creation.
Why you should listen
Niti Bhan is a global nomad whose life mission is to bridge the gap of understanding between cultures, contexts and continents. She brings a multicultural perspective to innovation for the informal economies of the emerging markets of the developing world. She is the founder and principal of Emerging Futures Lab, a multidisciplinary team of human-centered researchers, designers, engineers and economists who collaborate on design and innovation strategies for social impact and sustainable profit in the emerging consumer markets of sub-Saharan Africa.
Growing up as a third culture kid in the ASEAN of the 1970s exposed Bhan to the British and American systems of primary and secondary education whilst her university education in Engineering (Bangalore University), Design (National Institute of Design, India & the Institute of Design, IIT Chicago), and Business (majoring in Strategy at the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh) gave her the experience of living and working across cultures and continents. Emerging Futures Lab came to life in San Francisco in 2005, operated between Singapore, the Netherlands, and East Africa from 2007 through 2013, and is now an established SME in Finland.
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