Proposal for the business mission of Russian ICT companies to

South Africa
December, 10-11

Summary:

The main goal of the mission is to familiarize partners with competitive Russian
technologies, products and solutions that can work for the development of South African
digital ecosystem and technology transfer. The mission is organized by JSC
Rosinfocominvest and supported by Ministry of digital development of Russia.

Tasks:
- present capabilities of Russian solutions
- identify the most demanded products and business models
- build partnerships between South African and Russian ICT companies
- identify business development steps, including education and investments
- develop b2b and g2g roadmaps for further cooperation and investment

Estimated number of vendors from Russian side: 8-16

Expected attendees from South African side include representatives of:

- Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies
- Government Department & State Owned Entities
- Industry & Business Formations
- Telecom and mobile operators
- Funding entities
 Program:

DAY ONE
10 December
PART A
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

TIME ALLOCATION TOPIC RESPONSIBILITY

PART A
08h00-08h30 Welcome coffee
08h30-08h45 Opening Remarks DG. Mr Nkuna
08h45-09h00 Keynote Address RSA Government Representative
09h00-09h15 Keynote Address Alexander Pavlov, Advisor to the Minister of Digital
Development, Communications and Mass Media of the
Russian Federation
09h15 -10h15 South African ICT landscape / A presentation ON RSA Government Representative
Government Priorities
Russian ICT landscape A presentation ON Georgy Mikaberidze, Rosinfocominvest CEO
International opportunities
10h15-10h30 BREAK BREAK
10h30-11h00 Outlining Investment Process & doing business in Department of Trade, Industry & Competition (DTI &C)
RSA Representative
11h00-12h00 RSA Business Presentation: Opportunities and Black Business Council
possible Partnerships
12h00-13h00 Working Luncheon
PART B THEMATIC AREAS
13h00-15h00 CYBERSECURITY
  security operation
centers (SOC) and computer emergency
response solutions (CERT)
 DLP and solutions for enterprise protection
against internal and external security threats
 cyberattacks prevention systems, traffic and
media monitoring systems
15h00-15h15 BREAK BREAK
15h15-17h00 INFRASTRUCTURE & CONNECTIVITY
 Broadband
 Satellite
 Big data & Cloud
17h00 End of Session
18h30 NETWORKING DINNER
PART C
DAY 2 CONTINUATION OF THEMATIC AREAS
11 December
09h00-10h30 EMERGING TECNHOLOGIES
AI, IOT, Big Data & Innovations
10h30-10h45 BREAK BREAK
10h45-12h00 EDUCATION
12h00-12h30 DISCUSSIONS
12h30 WORKING LUNCHEON & BUSINESS BILATERALS
PART C
14.00-15.30  Consolidate Partnerships
 Agree on Action Plan
 Summary of Discussions & Way Forward