Assistive technology tools for students or employees with disabilities

Assistive technology tools

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Assistive technology tools for students or employees with disabilities
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Technology and Communications
Technology
Business Model Description

Producing assistive technology tools for students or employees with disabilities

Expected Impact

This IOA will promote access to inclusive education, develop the human resources of the country and increase the value-added from education technology

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
> 25% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Short Term (0–5 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
< USD 500,000
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Quality Education (SDG 4)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)
Sector Sources
  • 1) SDG Index & Dashboard, 2020, https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/profiles/TUR/indicators 2) 2020 Annual Presidential Program, http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2020_Yili_Cumhurbaskanligi_Yillik_Programi.pdf 3) 11th Development Plan http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/On_BirinciPLan_ingilizce_SonBaski.pdf 4) Sustainable Development Goals Evaluation Report from the Directorate of Strategy and Budget, 2019 5) Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, http://www.sp.gov.tr/upload/xSPStratejikPlan/files/LBigi+ENERJI_VE_TABII_KAYNAKLAR_BAKANLIGI_2019-2023_STRATEJIK_PLANI.pdf 6) 2019-2023 Strategy Plan of the Ministry of Education, http://www.sp.gov.tr/upload/xSPStratejikPlan/files/Anobg+StratejikPlan2019-2023.pdf
IOA Sources
  • 7) Bureau of Internet Accessibility, 2019, https://www.boia.org/blog/assistive-technology-market-estimates-rapid-growth-ahead 8) OHCHR & TOHAD, 2014, https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Disability/DecisionMaking/CSOs_DPOs/CSOs%20-%20TOHAD_Turkey_ENG.docx 9) Cumhuriyet Daily, 2018, http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/600-bini-askin-engelli-cocugun-istegi-bu-fark-edilmek-1035188 10) SDG Tracker, 2020, https://sdg-tracker.org/ "11) Research Gate, 2018, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322665017_Assistive_technologies_for_people_with_disabilities_-_Part_II_Current_and_emerging_technologies " "12) Angel, Turkey Angel Investors, https://angel.co/turkey/investors " "13) Ekonomist, ""Sosyal Girişimlere Destek Yağmuru"", https://www.ekonomist.com.tr/girisim-kobi/sosyal-girisimcilere-destek-yagmuru.html " "15) Bilim Senligi, ""Tubitaktan Egitime Dijital Destek"", https://www.bilimsenligi.com/tubitaktan-egitime-dijital-destek.html/ " "15) Bilim Senligi, ""Tubitaktan Egitime Dijital Destek"", https://www.bilimsenligi.com/tubitaktan-egitime-dijital-destek.html/ " 16) The 2019-2023 Strategy Plan of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, https://www.sanayi.gov.tr/strateji2023/sts-ktp.pdf 17) Honeypot, Women in Tech Index, 2018 https://www.honeypot.io/women-in-tech-2018/ 18) United Nations, Disabilities and Development Report 2018 https://social.un.org/publications/UN-Flagship-Report-Disability-Final.pdf 19) Ministry of Family and Social Services, 2020. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/media/42250/istatistik-bulteni-2020-mart.pdf.