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Our business
Operating context
Delivering on our strategy
Our governance structure
Administration
Vodacom and the UN SDGs
The United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UN SDGs) set a
sustainable agenda to end poverty,
protect the planet and ensure prosperity
for all by 2030. Vodacom is committed to
playing its role, as a private sector
company, in the attainment of the goals,
supporting governments to build better
societies. Through our partnerships with
government and communities, we
continue to identify innovative ways
through which mobile communication
technologies can support financial
inclusion, food security, health and
access to education. In each of these
areas we have been able to make
significant strides in improving the lives
of our customers and the communities
we operate in. We further commit to
minimising our environmental impact.
We believe that managing our operations
responsibly and ethically will stimulate
growth and generate value for our
company, society and economy.
Vodacom is taking the lead in leveraging mobile technology to address healthcare,
education and agricultural challenges in Africa. We see technology playing an
increasing role as an enabler of economic development as governments on the
continent are able to leapfrog developmental stages.
Vuyani Jarana, Chief Officer of Vodacom Business
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Vodacom and Kaduna State launch ‘ICT for
development’ initiative
In February 2017, Vodacom partnered with Kaduna State in Nigeria to launch an
‘ICT for development’ initiative that will support governance and service delivery in
healthcare, education and agriculture through the deployment of tailored ICT
solutions:
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‘SMS for Life 2.0’ is a mobile-based initiative that improves healthcare delivery and
increasing the availability of medication by monitoring drug stock levels; Vodacom
is the technology partner for the public-private partnership with Novartis and
Kaduna State Ministry of Health.
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We have also introduced a mobile school management solution that provides
real-time visibility of all management activities at schools; a school feeding
programme module allows the State to monitor feeding programmes at schools,
and access is also provided to real-time reports on teacher and learner data.
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The next phase of our partnership with Kaduna State will focus on supporting
sustainable agriculture, through our Connected Farmer cloud-based web and
mobile solution that increases productivity by linking farmers, financial
institutions, agribusinesses and markets.
Scoring element
Target points
Achieved points
Cost of investment
Ownership
25
16.17
Management control
23
14.79
Board representation
8
5.33
Other top management
5
4.33
Employment equity
10
5.13
Skills development
20
17.27
R161 million training spend on Black people
Enterprise and supplier development
50
41.68
R7 billion to >51% black-owned suppliers
Procurement
25
18.00
R5.7 billion to >30% black women-owned
Supplier development
10
8.68
R149 million on supplier development
Enterprise development
15
15.00
R399 million on SMME development
Socioeconomic development
12
12.00
R225 million on uplifting communities
Total
130
101.91
Level 4
Despite the various challenges, we achieved good scores across all rated elements:
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