A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa | Joel Jackson

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Igal Opendik ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Imagine if your daily commute involved tens of kilometers
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืืชื ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืง''ืž ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
00:16
on these kinds of roads,
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ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืืœื”,
00:18
driving this kind of vehicle,
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ื‘ืจื›ื‘ ื›ื–ื”,
00:20
without any nearby service stations or breakdown assistance.
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ืœืœื ืžื•ืกืš ืื• ื›ืœ ืกื™ื•ืข ื˜ื›ื ื™ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”.
00:23
For millions of drivers in many parts of Africa, this is the norm.
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ืœืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื–ื• ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
00:28
Since over 90 percent of passenger cars are imported,
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ื”ื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืขืœ 90% ืžืจื›ื‘ื™ ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ื”ื™ื ื ืžื™ื•ื‘ืื™ื,
00:30
often used,
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื™ื“ ืฉื ื™ื”,
00:32
they're just not designed for local usage.
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
00:34
High import duties often compound the problem,
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ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื›ืก ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช ืžื—ืžื™ืจื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”,
00:37
sometimes doubling the price of a car.
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ื•ื’ื•ืจืžื•ืช ืœื”ื›ืคืœืช ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ืจื›ื‘.
00:40
So most vehicles are either too expensive or too unreliable
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ื›ืš, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืจื›ื‘ื™ื - - ื™ืงืจื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ืื• ืœื ืืžื™ื ื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™
00:44
for the average consumer.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฆืจื›ืŸ ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
00:46
Well-designed vehicles are only part of the transport challenge, though.
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ืื•ืœื, ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืืžื™ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจืชื™.
00:49
For every 100 adults in Africa,
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ืžืชื•ืš 100 ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
00:52
less than five people actually own a vehicle.
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ืจืง ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืž-5 ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืจื›ื‘.
00:54
Public transport is available,
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ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ืงื™ื™ืžืช,
00:56
and in countries like Kenya, it's often run by local entrepreneurs
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ื•ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืงื ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืคืขืœืช ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืข''ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช
00:59
using minivans like this.
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ืฉืžืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื ื™ื•ื•ืื ื™ื ื›ืืœื”.
01:00
But in most rural and peri-urban areas,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื ืื• ื‘ืคืจื‘ืจื™ื,
01:03
it's fragmented and unreliable.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืฆื™ืคื” ื•ืœื ืืžื™ื ื”.
01:06
In more remote areas without transport,
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืžืจื•ื—ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืœื ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช,
01:08
people have to walk, typically tens of kilometers,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฆืขื•ื“, ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืง''ืž,
01:11
to get to school or collect clean drinking water
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™''ืก ืื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžื™ ืฉืชื™ื” ื ืงื™ื™ื
01:13
or buy supplies from nearby markets.
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ืื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ืžืฆืจื›ื™ื ื‘ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื.
01:16
Bad roads, disparate communities, low average income levels
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ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื, ืขื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืคื–ื•ืจื•ืช, ืจืžืช ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืขืช ื ืžื•ื›ื”
01:19
and inadequate vehicles
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ื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ืœืฉื˜ื—,
01:21
all impair the transport system
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ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืžื—ืœื™ืฉื™ื ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื”
01:22
and ultimately constrain economic output.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืจ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
01:26
Despite this constraint, the Pan-African economy is booming.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืžื’ื‘ืœื” ื–ื•, ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื” ื”ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ืช.
01:29
Combined GDP is already over two trillion dollars.
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ื”ืชืž"ื’ ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืœื” ืขืœ 2 ื˜ืจื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
01:33
This is a massive commercial and social opportunity,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืขืกืงื™ืช ื•ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืื“ื™ืจื”,
01:36
not a helpless continent.
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ื–ืืช ืœื ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื”ืื‘ื•ื“ื”.
01:39
So why isn't there already something better?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉื”ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
01:42
Around the world, automotive is quarter the manufacturing sector.
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืจื‘ืข ืžืชื—ื•ื ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ.
01:45
But in Africa, it's generally been overlooked by carmakers,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฆืจื ื™ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชืขืœืžื• ืžืืคืจื™ืงื”,
01:48
who are focused on larger, established markets
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ื”ื ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:50
and emerging economies like India and China.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ื‘ืฆืžื™ื—ื”, ื›ืžื• ื”ื•ื“ื• ื•ืกื™ืŸ.
01:53
This lack of industrialization,
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ืคื™ื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืชื™ืขื•ืฉ,
01:55
which itself creates a vicious-cycle barrier to the emergence of industry,
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ืฉื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื• ืชื•ืจื ืœืžืขื’ืœ ืกื’ื•ืจ ื•ื‘ื•ืœื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”,
01:58
has caused the dependence on imports.
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ื’ืจื ืœืชืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื‘ื•ื.
02:01
There is a supply-demand disconnect,
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ืงื™ื™ื ื ืชืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืกืคืงื” ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืฉ,
02:03
with the vast majority of automotive spending on the continent today,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื›ื™ื•ื,
02:06
essentially funding an international network of car exporters
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืคืจื ืกื•ืช ืืช ืจืฉืช ื™ื‘ื•ืื ื™ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช
02:09
instead of fueling the growth of local industry.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืชื“ืœืง ืืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช.
02:12
It's entirely possible to solve this disconnect, though,
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ืื•ืœื, ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืืคืฉืจื™ ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืชืง ื”ื–ื”,
02:15
starting with products that people actually want.
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ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื.
02:17
And this is what motivated me to start Mobius,
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ื™ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœื™ื™ืกื“ ืืช "ืžื•ื‘ื™ื•ืก",
02:20
to build a vehicle in Africa, for Africa.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืจื›ื‘ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”, ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
02:25
To us, this meant reimagining the car around the needs of the consumer,
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจื›ื ื• ืœืคืชื— ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืฆืจื›ื™ ื”ืฆืจื›ื ื™ื,
02:28
simplifying nonessential features like interior fixtures
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ืœืคืฉื˜ ืืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ืœื ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืœืžื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืคื ื™ื
02:31
and investing in performance-critical systems like suspension
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ื•ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืฆื•ืขื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžืขืจื›ืช ืžืชืœื™ื
02:34
to create durable and affordable vehicles
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืืžื™ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืฉื’ื”.
02:36
built for purpose.
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ืฉื‘ื ื•ื™ื ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™.
02:38
And built for purpose is exactly where we started
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ื‘ื ื™ื” ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ - ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื™ืคื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื ื•
02:41
with our first-generation model, Mobius II,
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ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• , ืžื•ื‘ื™ื•ืก-II,
02:43
which was designed as a really rugged, low-cost SUV,
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ืฉืคื•ืชื— ื›ืจื›ื‘ ืฉื˜ื— ืžืžืฉ ืขืžื™ื“, ืžื™ื ื™ื•ื•ืืŸ ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื”,
02:47
able to handle heavy loads and rough terrain reliably.
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ืฉืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืžื˜ืขื ื™ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉื˜ื—.
02:50
This launched in 2015,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืฉืง ื‘- 2015,
02:52
and we've now developed the next-generation version
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืคื™ืชื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื,
02:55
based on customer feedback.
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ืฉืžื‘ื•ืกืก ืขืœ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆืจื›ื ื™ื.
02:57
For high stress and heavy loading,
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ืœืขืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืœื—ืฅ ื•ื‘ื”ืขืžืกื” ื›ื‘ื“ื”,
02:59
we engineered a sturdy steel space frame.
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ืคื™ืชื—ื ื• ืฉืœื“ืช ืžืชื›ืช ื—ื–ืงื”.
03:01
To handle acute vibration from rough roads,
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ืœืขืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื•ื™ื‘ืจืฆื™ื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ืžื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื,
03:04
we ruggedized the suspension.
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ื—ื™ื–ืงื ื• ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืชืœื™ื,
03:06
For potholes and uneven terrain, high ground clearance was a no-brainer.
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ื“ืื’ื ื• ืœืžืจื•ื•ื— ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืจื›ื‘ ืœื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ื”ื™ื’ื” ืฉื˜ื— ื•ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช.
03:10
And to make this something customers could actually be proud to drive in,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ื’ื™ื ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื’ืื•ื•ื”,
03:13
we designed an aspirational body aesthetic.
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ืขื™ืฆื‘ื ื• ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื‘ืงื•ื•ื™ื ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ื™ื ื–ื•ืจืžื™ื.
03:16
Underpinning all of this, we simplified or eliminated components
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ืœืคื™ ื”ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื ''ืœ ืคื™ืฉื˜ื ื• ืื• ืกื™ืœืงื ื• ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื
03:19
like parking sensors and automatic windows
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ื›ืžื• ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ื—ื ื™ื” ื•ืกื’ื™ืจืช ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช.
03:22
wherever we could,
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื ื•,
03:23
to keep costs low
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืขืœื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื”
03:24
and sell this at half the price of a five-year-old SUV in Kenya today.
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ื•ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื—ืฆื™ ืžื—ื™ืจ ืžืžื™ื ื™ื•ื•ืืŸ ื‘ืŸ 5 ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืงื ื™ื”,
03:30
The new --
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ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ื•ืก II --
03:31
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:35
The new Mobius II launches in 2018.
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ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืฉืง ื‘-2018.
03:38
And while durable, affordable vehicles like this are vital,
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ื•ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืขืžื™ื“ื™ื ื•ื–ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืืœื” ืื›ืŸ ื ื—ื•ืฆื™ื,
03:41
a broader solution to immobility needs to go further.
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ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ืขื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืจื—ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืขื™ืช ืื™-ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ื•ืช.
03:45
Over the last decade,
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ื‘ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
03:46
a transport-centric, shared economy has connected people across Africa
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ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื” ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ืงืฉืจื™ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืงื™ืฉืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืืคืจื™ืงื”
03:49
with minivans, auto rickshaws and sedans.
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ื•ืื ื™ื ืื•ื˜ื•-ืจื™ืงืฉื•ืช ื•ืกื“ืื ื™ื.
03:52
It's just not operated very effectively or efficiently.
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ืื•ืœื, ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžื•ืคืขืœ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื™ืขื™ืœื” ื•ืœื ื ื•ืชืŸ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช.
03:55
Enabling better access to transport is all about strengthening
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ื”ื ื’ืฉืช ื›ืœื™ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืชื—ื–ืง
03:58
this public transit network,
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ืืช ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจืชื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช,
04:00
empowering local entrepreneurs who already offer similar services
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ื•ืชื—ื–ืง ืืช ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื“ื•ืžื”
04:03
in their communities
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
04:04
to operate these services more profitably and more widely.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ืช ื•ืจื—ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:08
With this aim, we're taking human-centered design a step further
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ืขื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืžืžื•ืงื“ ื‘ืื“ื ืฆืขื“ ืื—ื“ ืงื“ื™ืžื”
04:11
and developing a transport platform model,
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ื•ืžืคืชื—ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืœ ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื”,
04:13
which enables owners to plug in different modules,
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ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืžื•ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
04:16
like a goods cage or ambulance unit,
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ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืืจื’ื– ืžืฆืจื›ื™ื ืื• ื™ื—ื™ื“ืช ืืžื‘ื•ืœื ืก,
04:18
and run other services like goods delivery or medical transport,
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ื•ื›ืš ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืงื•ื•ื™ ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืกืคืงืช ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืื• ืชืขื‘ื•ืจื” ืจืคื•ืื™ืช,
04:21
as well as public transport.
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ื•ื’ื ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
04:23
Transportation services like this are the fundamental driver
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ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ืชืขื‘ื•ืจื” ื›ืืœื” ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ื›ื•ื— ืฉื‘ื‘ืกื™ืก
04:26
of logistics, trade, social services,
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ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ืœื•ื’ื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื”, ืžืกื—ืจ, ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื,
04:29
access to education, health care and employment.
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš, ืจืคื•ืื” ื•ืชืขืกื•ืงื”.
04:32
The transportation grid to physical economies
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ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจืชื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืช
04:34
is akin to the internet to virtual economies.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ื•ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ื•ืช.
04:36
And the impact of increased mobility is only part of the potential here.
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ื•ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื ื™ื™ื“ื•ืช ืžื•ื’ื‘ืจืช ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžืŸ ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ.
04:41
Since the late 1700s, the Industrial Revolution has catapulted
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ืžืื– ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-1700 ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช, ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ืช ื”ืื™ืฆื”
04:45
the development of economies around the world
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ืืช ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
04:47
into thriving societies.
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ื•ื”ืคื™ื›ืชืŸ ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ื•ืช.
04:49
Today, manufacturing is still the engine of economic growth and stability,
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื ื™ืข ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื•ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช,
04:52
even as new technologies have inevitably transformed the way we live.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืฆื•ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
04:56
Making stuff is important,
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ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘,
04:58
especially for nation-states wanting to boost employment,
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืœืื•ื ืฉื—ืคืฆื•ืช ืœืงื“ื ืชืขืกื•ืงื”.
05:01
increase skills and reduce import dependence.
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ืœืฉืคืจ ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืงื˜ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืชืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื‘ื•ื.
05:03
But while few countries can skip this industrialized stage,
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ืื‘ืœ, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื“ืœื’ ืขืœ ืฉืœื‘ ื”ืชื™ืขื•ืฉ,
05:06
many have negligible manufacturing output.
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ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืชื•ืฆืจ ื™ื™ืฆืจื ื™ ื–ื ื™ื—.
05:09
There are various reasons for this,
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ืœื›ืš ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช,
05:11
but one reason is universal: hardware is hard.
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ืืš ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ื” ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืืœื™ืช: ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื”.
05:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:16
So what are the challenges to industry, and how are we approaching them?
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ืื– ืžื”ื ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื”, ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื ื• ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื?
05:20
The first issue many people think of is a lack of skilled labor.
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ื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืขื“ืจ ื›ื•ื— ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื™ื•ืžืŸ.
05:23
In areas where access to good primary and secondary education are limited
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ ื•ื”ืžืชืงื“ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช
05:27
and employment opportunities are scarce,
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ื•ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืชืขืกื•ืงื” ืžื•ืขื˜ื•ืช,
05:29
a small skill base is inevitable.
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ืจืžืช ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื”ื™ื ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืขืช.
05:31
But that doesn't mean it's immutable.
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ืื‘ืœ, ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
05:33
There's an abundance of smart, hardworking and ambitious people in Africa,
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื™ืฉ ืฉืคืข ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืงืฉื” ื•ืžืœืื™ ืฉืื™ืคื•ืช,
05:37
obviously.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ.
05:38
What's really lacking are good jobs
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ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื—ืกืจ, ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช
05:40
that offer a path not just to employment but also professional growth.
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ืฉืžืฆื™ืขื•ืช ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืœื ืจืง ืืœ ืชืขืกื•ืงื”, ืืœื ื’ื ืืœ ื”ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช.
05:44
The first person we employed at Mobius over six years ago
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ื”ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื’ื™ื™ืกื ื• ืœืžื•ื‘ื™ื•ืก ืœืคื ื™ ืžืขืœ 6 ืฉื ื™ื
05:47
was a mechanic named Kazungu.
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ื”ื™ื” ืžื›ื•ื ืื™ ื‘ืฉื ืงืื–ื•ื ื’ื•.
05:48
Kazungu had gone to school up to the age of 18
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ืงืื–ื•ื ื’ื• ืœืžื“ ื‘ื‘ื™''ืก ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 18
05:51
and worked as an odd-job mechanic.
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ื•ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืžื›ื•ื ืื™ ืžื–ื“ืžืŸ.
05:53
Joining the company at the time was a near-vertical learning curve.
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ื”ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื•ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื• ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืื ื›ื™ ื›ืžืขื˜.
05:56
But he rose to the challenge,
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ืื‘ืœ, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื›ืš ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื”,
05:57
and with more technical guidance from an expanding engineering team,
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ื•ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืœื™ื•ื•ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื”ื ื“ืกื” ื”ืžืชืจื—ื‘,
06:01
he's grown over the years
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ื”ื•ื ืฆืžื— ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™ื
06:02
to lead a group of mechanics in R&D prototyping.
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืฆื•ื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื ืื™ื ื‘ืžื•''ืค ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืื‘ื™-ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก.
06:04
A thirst for learning and the work ethic to step up to a challenge
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ื”ืฆื™ืžืื•ืŸ ืœืœืžื™ื“ื” ื•ืืชื™ืงืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื“ื•ื—ืคืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื,
06:08
are values we now recruit on.
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ื”ื ื”ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื‘ืกื™ืก ื”ื’ื™ื•ืก ื›ื™ื•ื.
06:09
Pairing innate values like this with on-the-job training and systems
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ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืœื“ื™ื ื›ืืœื” ืขื ื”ืฉืชืœืžื•ืช ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช
06:13
has strengthened our skill base.
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ื—ื™ื–ืงื• ืืช ื‘ืกื™ืก ื”ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
06:14
This works really well on the production line,
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ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ,
06:17
where work can be systematized around clear procedural instructions
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ื‘ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืกื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืจื•ืจื•ืช,
06:20
and then reinforced through training.
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ื•ืื—''ื› ืœื—ื–ืง ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืชืจื’ื•ืœ.
06:23
In our experience, it is possible to build a skilled workforce,
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ืขืœ ืกืžืš ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ื— ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื™ื•ืžืŸ,
06:26
and we plan to hire hundreds more people using this approach.
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ื•ืื ื• ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ืžืื•ืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืชื•ืš ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ื–ื•.
06:30
A second challenge is a lack of suppliers.
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื“ืจ ืกืคืงื™ื.
06:33
In countries like Kenya, there are only a handful of automotive suppliers
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืงื ื™ื” ื™ืฉ ืจืง ืงื•ืžืฅ ื™ื™ืฆืจื ื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืจื›ื‘,
06:36
manufacturing parts like electrical harnesses, seats and glass.
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ืฉืžื™ื™ืฆืจื™ื ื—ืœืงื™ ื—ื™ืœื•ืฃ ื›ืžื• ืจืชืžื•ืช, ืžื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื•ืฉืžืฉื•ืช.
06:39
It's a burgeoning group,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืžืชืคืชื—ืช,
06:41
and without much demand from industry,
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ื•ืœืœื ื‘ื™ืงื•ืฉ ืžืชืขืฉื™ื”,
06:43
most of these suppliers have no impetus to grow.
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ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืกืคืงื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืื™ืŸ ืชืžืจื™ืฅ ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ.
06:46
We've worked hard with a few of them to develop the capacity
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ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ื‘ืžืจืฅ ืขื ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืชืฉืชื™ืช
06:49
to consistently manufacture components at the quality levels we need,
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ืœื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ืœืงื™, ื—ื™ืœื•ืฃ ื‘ืื™ื›ื•ืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ื’ื“ืจื ื•.
06:52
like this supplier in Nairobi,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืกืคืง ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™,
06:54
who are helping to reduce the production cost of metal brackets
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ืฉืขื•ื–ืจ ืœืฆืžืฆื ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืžืกื’ืจื•ืช ืžืชื›ืช
06:57
and improve their ability to build conformant parts
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ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ืœืงื™ื
06:59
to our engineering drawings.
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ืœืคื™ ื”ืฉืจื˜ื•ื˜ื™ื ื”ื”ื ื“ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
07:01
Supply and development is standard practice in automotive globally,
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ืืกืคืงื” ื•ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื”ื™ื ืŸ ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช,
07:04
but it needs to be applied from the ground up
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ื™ืฉืžืŸ ื”ื—ืœ ืžื”ื‘ืกื™ืก
07:07
with a vast majority of local suppliers
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ืžื•ืœ ืจื•ื‘ ืจื•ื‘ื ืฉืœ ืกืคืงื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื
07:08
to properly bolster the ecosystem.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
07:11
And as production volumes rise, these suppliers can employ more staff,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื ืคื— ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื’ื“ืœ, ื”ืกืคืงื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื,
07:14
invest in better equipment
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ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ
07:16
and continue to develop new manufacturing techniques
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ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืคืชื— ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
07:19
to further increase output.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืจ.
07:21
Building up skills and suppliers are not the only hurdles
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ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืกืคืงื™ื ืื™ื ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื
07:24
to local industrialization,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืชื™ืขื•ืฉ,
07:26
but they're good examples of how we think about the challenge.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืœื” ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืฉืชื™ื ื• ืœืืชื’ืจื™ื.
07:29
You see, we're not just reimagining the car,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจืง ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ,
07:31
we're reimagining our entire value chain.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืฉืจืฉืจืช ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื”.
07:35
None of this has been easy,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืงืœ,
07:36
and we're only just getting started.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืง ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ื“ืจืš.
07:38
But once African industry starts to scale,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืชืขืฉื™ื” ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืชืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ,
07:40
the potential is huge.
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ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื”ื•ื ืขื ืง.
07:42
Better products,
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ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:44
costing less,
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ืฉืขื•ืœื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช,
07:45
built locally,
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ืžืชื•ืฆืจืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช,
07:47
together creating millions of jobs.
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ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ื ื™ื™ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
07:49
Frugal innovation offers a path to economic acceleration
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ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ื—ืกื›ื ื™ืช ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื”ืืฆื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช
07:52
across many industries,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืชืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช.,
07:54
and the future of this continent depends on it.
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ื•ืขืชื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื”ื–ืืช ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ื›ืš.
07:57
The Africa 2.0 I believe in can apply locally relevant design
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ืืคืจื™ืงื” 2.0 ื‘ื” ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื™ื™ืฉื ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ ืœื ื•ืฃ ืžืงื•ืžื™
08:01
and a commitment to solving its industrial challenges
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ื•ืืช ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”
08:04
to create a more connected, more prosperous future,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืฉืจ ื•ื”ืžืฉื’ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
08:07
not just for the privileged few,
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ืœื ืจืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืงื•ืžืฅ ื”ืžื•ืขื“ืฃ,
08:09
but for everyone.
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ืืœื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“.
08:10
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
08:12
(Applause)
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(ืžื›ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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