1. Human Capital & Wealth Creation
Abdul ‗Dewale Mohammed
Founder & Executive President
Africa Asia Scholars Global Network
(AASGON)
PROMOTERS OF
PRIDE OF AFRICA - ASIA LEADERSHIP
(PAAL)
AWARDS
info@aasgon.net

2. 21st Century Challenges –
Education & Employment
Academic Challenges – Human Resource Development
Item 1
Human Capital – Creative Minds
Item 2
Entrepreneurship – Commercialization
Item 3
Public Private Partnership –
Item 4
Corporate Social Responsibility
Globalization – Diversification
Item 5

3. •Unlocking the Wealth of Universities
• Academic Entrepreneurship
Academic
• Human Resource Development. Challenges
• Identify and Evaluate University’s
i) Clarity of vision and purpose
ii) Management Ethos
iii) Entrepreneurship Policy.
iv) Modes of Operation
v) Staffing requirements and skills
vi) Student Admission Criteria
Skills & Mind Set
vii) Assets Commercialization
viii) Sustainability

4. The
Human
Mind is
very
•Nurturing the human intellect creative
Ignite the spiritual minds of youths
HUMAN CAPITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Underutilization of Human
Potentials
• Dynamics: • intra-preneurship and
o Creativity
corporate venturing
o Governance • Sound understanding of the
o The Will Market
o Responsiveness • Transformation of Innovations
o Enabling • Economic Viability
Environment

5. •Organization and Management
- The Driving Force
• Values
• Policy Frame work
embracing
Entrepreneurship in
learning
• Potentials
• Creating
the enabling
Environment

6. •Human Resource Capitalization
Spiritual and Political Will to Enhance the Human Spirit .
• Breeding Job • Community
Hunters as against Wealth
Chronic Mismatch Job Creators . undervalued
between:
• Limited Employers • Right peg in the
• Education System Broad Skills wrong hole.
• Wealth Creation
• The Labour Market

7. •Globalisation
Diversification
Despite its endowed
wealth Africa remains
marginalised and
impoverished

8. •The Emerging Economies
Knowledge Economies
China and India with
most Rapid growth
and industrialisation • Universities
to become
more innovative and
generate new knowledge
ASEAN –China Free for sustainable growth.
Trade Area remain
largest regional
emerging market in
• Interactand engage with
the world.
local government and
industries

9. •Africa Asia Integration
• Asian Academics lack the
coherent strategy for
exploiting the benefits of
globalization and its • Level of People-to
growing prominence in People interaction
the international arena. (business, academia
and the civil society) is
far less encouraging.
• Significance of Africa and
Asian ancient history
• Dynamic and enabling
cannot be overstated. institutional framework
for mobilizing Asia to
maximize its impact on
Africa is critical.
• Interaction among Africa
and Asia sub regional
organisations is imperfect.

10. Emerging prospects
AASROC, NAASP and South-South
Cooperation efforts at creating a
balanced cultural, social and
economic transformation of a New
Africa –
Strong leads for Asia and
Pacific Universities
Africa Asia
Academic
Framework for
Cooperation

11. Bandung - Promoting Afro-Asian
economic and cultural cooperation
Museum of Africa Asia Conference

12. •Public Private Partnership
Bridging Resource Gap
Explore opportunities for new
Innovation
PPP an ideal model for
developing and
financing projects
Private finance initiative (PFI) • Projects via the PPP delivery
process backed with effective
Balancing engagement with collaboration can help unlock the
the private sector and the
Community
wealth of Universities
Promote multi-sectoral
approaches
• P3 an alternative market rate
financing to fund university
projects.

13. •Traditions and customs
21st Century Challenges –Governance & Youths
Attitudes, abilities, skills.
Evaluation of what to
accomplish
Specificpurpose and
anticipated benefits of
accomplishing the goal.
Human Resource and
Capacity to make it happen
RiskAccess identify
constraints , review strategies
Appropriate Facilities

14. •Workforce Composition
Reflection of Present Society
Staff Mind Set
7%
19% represents population of
Lecturers who as
entrepreneurs, double up as 74%
Consultants outside the
University
7% with entrepreneurship spirit
represents Lecturers making 19%
their way to becoming
Consultants
74% represents population of
Lecturers, less creative with no
personal engagement outside
the university and contented
with their university work –
awaiting pension/retirement

15. •Smart–e Goals
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
 Individual &* Group
Assessment and Specific
Competency
 Human Resource
Management Measurable Attainable
 Staff Management
 Needs & Outcome Analysis
 Project Management
Relevant Time Bound
 Performance Evaluation
 Sustainability Evaluate &
Reevaluate

16. •Potentials for Growth
Wealth & Job Creation
Remodel the academic sector
in line with entrepreneurship and
innovation
Process 1
Enlarge the Job Market - BarackObama
Recognize, Explore and
Enhance Staff /Student‘s
individual potentials Process 2
Develop an Asset Approach - Oprah Winfrey
Attitudes, abilities, skills, facilities
and financial capacity
Process 3
Measure progress – William Henry ‗Bill‘ Gate
Process 4
Performance Evaluation – Li Ka- shing

17. Neglect of micro and
•
Small Enterprises Entrepreneurship Not Academic
Local Wealth -
The undervalued and
neglected mainstream and
stronghold for sustainable
economic development.

18. •Strengthening
Universities “The aim of education
should be teaching us
The Local community has
how to think, rather
considerable economic
multiplier impact
than what to think”
– James Beatti
Think local share global
― A handful of good life
Ensure inclusion of
is better than a bushel
communities the
of learning. ‖
civic, labour and faith
groups in planning and
— George Herbert
implementation.
Maintain Strategic
alliance with government
and the private sector

19. Academic, Career, Exchange 2013
Summer & Cultural
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20. CSR
Africa
Asia