Sector Analysis
At Alexius, we strive to understand the underlying dynamic of a wide variety of sectors that directly impact national GDP, including agriculture, telecommunications, ICT, SMEs, municipal government, financial, light industry, energy, textiles, and the export arena. The state of these sectors in a developing country will strongly correlate with general developmental issues associated with livelihood, as reflected by income per capita and levels of successful public service delivery. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the current status of the latter goes hand in hand with accurate sector analysis, whether it is prescriptive or simply forward-looking.
An understanding of any sector in these national contexts must also account for idiosyncrasies, with 
drivers of competitiveness hinging strongly on factors like complex ownership structures and social relations. A comparative diagnostic review capable of discerning the arena of invested private and public sector players is a first step toward this understanding, with direct engagement and feedback from a range of critical stakeholders sitting both up- and downstream across the national sector supply chain. The lens of financial and operational sustainability is applied consistently to this analytical process, whether the focus may be on a single enterprise, a sector association, or a guild seeking to revitalize or increase the competitiveness of a particular industrial space.
Leveraging field-based knowledge and experience, Alexius is capable of a dynamic, nuanced approach to problem solving and to synthesizing both quantitative facts and qualitative elements, such as inter-sectoral politics and intra-sector competition across public-private partnerships. From understanding the structure of capital markets in a particular national context to the distribution of investment and its reflection on operational success, Alexius can deliver a thorough situational diagnostic detailing an extended SWOT analysis for both a single data point and a cluster of points.
Most importantly, Alexius’s specialization on leveraging ICTs for effective organizational transformation can be applied towards improvements in both intra- and inter-sectoral coordination, leveraging the power of information platforms to better inform sector leaders' decision-making processes, defining the resources and applications that can revolutionize sectors by redefining collective action, and ironing out systemic bottlenecks.
Alexius has worked in sector analysis in the following projects:
- ADA & ICT Sector Positioning
- This project helped strengthen the Armenian Development Agency through positioning the technology sector as a key catalyst in Armenia's economic growth and improving institutional functions.
- Feasibility Study for a Criminal Case Tracking System
- Alexius developed a system to automate Nicaragua's criminal case tracking system.
- ICT Assessment & Master Strategy
- Overview of ICT Assessment and resulting Master Strategy in Armenia.
- IT for Development Assessment
- Alexius completed an IT for Development Assessment in Georgia to determine the status of ICTs in Georgia and how they could be better positioned to aid development in the country.
- Last Mile Initiative
- Overview of LMI.
- LMI Colombia
- Alexius helped expand telecommunications access into rural Colombia, which helps institutionalize democracy and involve people in the nation's economy.
- LMI Ecuador
- Alexius partnered with USAID to deploy a high speed Internet connectivity through the Credit Union network in order to service rural communities.
- LMI Guatemala
- In this project, Alexius created the Oportunet brand, under which micro-telcos operate. Through this, rural communities gained access to telecommunications, which then delivered new social and economic opportunities to those communities.
- LMI Paraguay
- LMI-Paraguay provided internet access to 100 organizations throughout Paraguay, before the private sector brought internet access to them, in order to help them learn how to maximize the community benefits of internet access.
- LMI Peru
- Alexius and partners deployed one of the first micro-telcos in Peru, giving various organizations internet access. After seeing the vast development potential, the Peruvian government allocated more funds to create more micro-telcos in rural areas.
- National Smart Card Retail Payment System
- Alexius helped plan and implement a credit/debit card system for Armenia, allowing for increased business transactions and from that increased economic growth.
- PRONACOM Competitiveness Diagnostic
- Alexius worked with PRONACOM and the Guatemalan ICT Cluster to define gaps in competitiveness in local and international markets.
