ULB Institude P/L (ULBI)

ULB Institute is a small privately funded Institute working quietly behind the scenes to create the CommunityLink Smart Society vision, concept and business model. The CommunityLink Smart Society Data Unification framework has been built around the Community Access Interlink (CommunityLink) patent of ULB founder Ian Wilson.

In partnership with its associated Strategy Consulting firm, ULBI established Project CommunityLink to drive the ongoing development of the design, strategy, organization, operation and funding methods to bring the vision to fruition.

ULB Holstic Capital Management P/L (ULBI) - Strategy Consultants

ULBH is a specialist Strategy Consulting firm that has been tasked to develop a Commercialisation Strategy and Funding methodology for the CommunityLink business model and system designed by ULB Research Institute. This has presented some unique challenges particularly in relation to funding and a path to market.

The first step of an integrated or Holistic Strategy

The global development, application and distribution of CommunityLink as a generic methodology or code can’t be driven from a national only based entity responsible for the au data governance only. Case in point the Australian Domain Administration Authority (auDA) can’t fund and drive the expansion of the auDA in other countries as it is geographically based. It can however act as a benchmark and provide support and expertise to CommunityLink.uk or nz for example. The question put simply is how do you raise monies from investors to fund establishment of a national data infrastructure which cannot owned by investors?

ULB propose the establishment of a Social Capital Investment Trust (SCIT) to fund and build the core CommunityLink Smart Society system asset to be licensed in perpetuity to a national operator in return for an annuity revenue stream. ULB is advocating moving ULBI incubation of the CL knowledge hub model to a University based Innovation Centre to create a continuous learning environment to bring converging digital parties together.

This creates the environment to bring the key commercial and community partners who will most benefit together into an commercial environment which supports rapid application development and creates the pre conditions necessary for establishment of the Australian CommunityLink Knowledge Hub to implement the data unification key result areas identified above. As with other major Infrastructure Trusts the SCIT will have an Asset Manager with a unique global mandate & social capital purpose to fund the development of the underlying infrastructure asset with the following value proposition and benefits;

• An equity investment with global, social, and economic reach
• Establishment of a wholesale social investment fund/social investment bank
• Perpetual annuity income stream from community monopoly infrastructure assets
• Sole mandate to fund similar country based CommunityLink projects globally
• Leveraged ability to support social outcomes
• Drive ongoing system innovation without conflict of interest
• Board & Investment fund involvement for the investor
• A potential listing strategy or private treaty exit approach
• Access to capital markets if additional capital is required
• Potential 40% IRR from Australian Data Authority only
• Acts as a new generation "social capital investment bank"

The creation and funding of a new generation Social Capital Investment Bank funded through annuity style revenues stream from a community monopoly infrastructure is a key strategy to “internally” fund the CommunityLink role out globally to support our transition to a new economy based on Regenerative Capitalism principles.