Niti Bhan: The hidden opportunities of the informal economy
니티 반: 비공식 경제의 숨은 기회들
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
부주의하고 혼란스럽다는
the word "informal"
association we have,
and economic losses,
중대한 경제적 결과와 손실이 되는데,
40 to 60 percent of the profit margin
the informal trade ecosystem,
발견하는 작업의 일환으로
동 아프리카의 국경 간 무역에 대한
on cross-border trade in East Africa,
to understand what was the problem,
무엇이 비공식 부문에서
in the informal sector.
현장조사를 준비하게 했습니다.
over the last 20 years was,
between illicit --
in the informal sector --
구별하지 않았다는 것입니다.
which is the trade or the commerce,
무역이나 상업을 뜻하는 반면
the smuggling or contraband --
밀반입이나 밀수품을 뜻하지요.
of the informal sector,
between these aspects,
between 60 to 80 percent addition
at four times the rate
generation opportunities
in conventional disciplines.
사람들에게 제공해 줍니다.
machine out of an old car?
프렌치 후라이 기계를 만들 수 있을까요?
to be recognized.
반드시 인정되야 하는 이유입니다.
hold that this is criminal,
the informal economic ecosystem
공식 경제나 세계 경제와
all our assumptions,
뒤집었습니다.
that we'd gone in on,
in a town called Malaba,
우간다와 케냐의 국경지역의 마을의
from the branches,
wait for customers,
고객들을 기다리지요.
according to the literature,
mom driven to trade,
government market fees
매번 일하는 날마다
up shop under her tree.
수수료를 지불해 오고 있습니다.
by the side of the road -- no.
여성 상인을 보고 있나요? -- 아닙니다.
who's keeping sales records for years;
기록으로 남기고 있는 사람,
of retail that comes in from Uganda
우간다에서 들어오는
bringing the goods in,
손수래를 가지고 있는 사람,
who comes to collect cash
이동식 금전 중계상을
Teresia spends, on average,
that she gets from Nairobi?
invested in trade goods and services
미화 이만달러 정도가 매년 투자되고
of the small entrepreneurs,
찾을 수 있는 작은 사업가들,
in these market towns.
첫 단계에 있을 뿐입니다.
she's at the first rung.
그녀는 첫번째 단계에 있습니다.
three lines of business,
US dollars every month.
매달 투자하면서 말이죠.
that it wasn't the criminalization;
있지 않다는 것이 드러났어요.
you're charging receipts from.
죄를 씌울 수는 없으니까요.
of their skilled occupations.
인식이 부족하기 때문입니다.
have no means to recognize them
인정할 수 없게 되어 있어요.
a forwarding address.
of our assumptions.
to help African women traders?
돕기위한 소액융자를 아십니까?
50 dollars or 100 dollars.
that amount every month
the additional services
neither the policy stereotype
salaried office worker
are allegedly composed of.
are the proto-SMEs
of businesses and enterprises
the invisible ones --
보이지 않는 사람들이 있죠.
the candlestick makers --
that make your french fries
만드는 기계를 생산하고,
trading across borders,
국경간 무역을 하는
to data gatherers.
눈에 띄지 않습니다.
with the vast informal sector
탈세자, 불법자들과 함께
between smugglers and tax evaders
함께 집어 넣어 버려집니다.
그들의 자녀들을 교육시키는 여성상인들을
and send their kids to university.
제가 여기서 요구하는 것입니다.
시작해야 할 일입니다.
the skills, the occupations?
시작할 수 있을까요?
by beginning with this recognition
doorways for them to enter
만드는 것을 시작으로
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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