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My organization

VoxWorld.Coop

Website

http://www.voxworld.coop

Address

29, Park West Enterprise Centre,
Dublin 12,
Ireland

What we do as an organization (100-word description)

Using VoxLabs Franchise model, we enable MSME's worldwide to open their own Storefront and/ or Catalogue at the official VoxWorld.Coop Outlets (to be opened this July), under their own private label global Community brand; it's where community-based organisation members can build/ own their own MicroFranchise based virtual eBusiness using VoxLabs toolbox at Vox Franchise and, using our interfaces, to sell direct to and through their Global Neighbourhood Communities worldwide - online, offline and mobile. Vox Franchise is designated as a metamediary (not a middleman or wholesaler) for in-House & other Community Franchisors who can also introduce partners interested in licensing their products and use VoxLabs model, including our patented ECO-friendly packaging systems and point of sale interactive kiosks designs.

My function in the organization

Founder, Social Innovator & Entrepreneur

What ICT or e-Skill training programs does your organization offer?

VoxLabs model was founded by this applicant, and developed for application to the underserved, exclusively through private label Community Co-ops, in form of a community Social Enterprise Centre chapter; with delivery of MSME's international traded-services to their Diaspora and/or Global Neighbourhood Communities.
VoxWorld.Coop (VWC) is supported by a network of franchise service provider-enabled eWorkTeams, to be assembled to meet specific community requirements.
We currently provide global, regional and local websites for each national Community or Affinity Group at www.voxworld.coop. Later this month (July) we open the VWC Outlets under community private label /white label for distribution of their virtual/ digital culture products, virtual products, download products, grouped products and configurable products.

What other training services does your organization provides?

We are linked to independent specialist Consulting team service providers for installation of VoxLabs Model services, if required, at local Social Enterprise Centres projects & global VoxWorld.Coop programmes, together with provision of local chapter formation.

Other services and activities:

Vox Franchise is a provider Outsourcing & Offshoring customisation services from Ireland to consumer brands - Community brands, Culture brands & Global brands alike- for subsequent community revenue generation directly through VoxWorld.Coop Outlets. VoxLabs will also provide an ongoing Global Operations Centre service as well as oversight at Project & Programme Management Office; with virtual offices in support of its Communitarian VoxLabs model, a virtual eCommunity & eBusiness model- where every Community can cooperate to sell new ranges of culture products & services direct to and through their Diaspora worldwide.

Number of telecentres linked to my organization

None, as we are enablers of collaborative Social Enterprise Centres, for Community cross-border trading - where we would propose to all open new TeleCentres in a proposed collaboration with TeleCentre.Org.

Target groups

Underserved communities worldwide, being the c.4 billion people at so-called Bottom of Pyramid; whom we aim to reach in an agreed co-promotion with dotCoop to the 800 million member and 750,000 location based Co-op Movement worldwide; to provide CIDE (college internet distance education) education, microfinance, and community trading requirements in a trade-off of 'traded-services for global jobs' in ICT and other areas of skills shortfall.

Partners: (other NGOs)

dotCoop Licence (Coop Movement promoting brand). VoxWorld.Coop are officially introduced by European Amabassador to USA, John Bruton, to US Embassies of Mexico, Philippines & India; and also to EU Commission for Developement.

Partners: (private sector)

Siteground, Magento, CBI Consultants, OMC Centre (AGP), ADC cards, DP disks, Image Machine (Packaging), Creative Services (Customisation), GMT Centre, Synrg (Design) & other local Consortia.

Partners: (government)

FDIC Money Smart Alliance (USA);

Other partners:

We have designated many global partners, to provide full capacity & scalability on demand for future requirements. We have sought extensive support from International Finance Corporation to build a global Community network for Developing countries. We have addressed BoP Orgs directly under invitation to World Bank & IADB Conferences worldwide over several years, and as keynote speaker to a London ICT Conference & held ongoing discussions with many participating Orgs subsequently; also through ABAC-CIDE University in Bangkok we addressed their Green Growth Conference in UNESCAP on the greening of business, being one of two virtual eBusiness models selected.

How we contribute to the network

e-learning resources, Resources for training instructors/teachers, Business and management training for NGOs

Other ways of contributing to the network (please describe):

Provision and implementation of VoxLabs model in origination and destination markets, including customised ATM's (at homeshores Social Enterprise Centre locations) & Smartshops (at selected Co-op, Diaspora Chapters, Diversity Employer locations) from IBM, Siemens & Wincor Nixdorf providers with in-house Outlets webstore and portal support; with customised & personalised mobile & other interface providers; enabler of O&O Servitisation and engagement of Outlet Franchisees.

How you got in touch with this social network site?

I searched it through the web

My personal areas of interest or expertise

I am a qualified CIMA Management Accountant. Also Reading, Writing, Hurling fan & Culture Travel.

Skype

voxworld.coop