State the framework/methodology used for the assessment and how it helped with your stated conclusions.

Assessment of women entrepreneurs needs in Botswana

• Undertake a literature review on major barriers women entrepreneurs face with a special focus on women entrepreneurs in Botswana that prevent women from building sustainable businesses. Make recommendation for mitigation of the challenges.

• Undertake a literature review on major digital skills barriers to successful entrepreneurship that prevent women (including women in Botswana) from realizing their full potential or stopping them from even beginning an entrepreneurial career

• Undertake a thorough review of the current Botswana business and digital economy regulatory environment, fiscal/financial incentives, entrepreneurial culture for MSMEs in Botswana.

• Assess the current state of digital involvement for women entrepreneurs in Botswana’s economy to measure the digital readiness of the women, document an ideal state for women to be able to compete in the digital world, and provide actionable recommendations to close the gap.

• State the framework/methodology used for the assessment and how it helped with your stated conclusions.

• Highlight a manageable number of priority digital initiatives (package of solutions) for Government to promote, e.g. supporting policies, platforms, and mechanisms for building digital skills, access to opportunities for women entrepreneurs, and propose ways to measure the success of these initiatives.