If we were to ask "What SHOULD be on the horizon?", then I would answer:
IMHO, the number one thing that would help Africa "catch up" to the technology revolution would be the elimination of the telecom monopolies. Whether by allowing competition from both internal and external vendors, privatization of existing government-owned telcoms, relaxation of laws for VSAT and wireless connectivity, or other similar choices, African governments could speed up the development of affordable services running on a sustainable and reliable infrastructure by letting go of their choke hold on their telecoms. Ironically, the increase in business that the ensuing development would enable, would create untold opportunities for money-making schemes, the very reason that governments cling to those fragile telecoms. Bill Lester William A. Lester CTO/Director of Technology NinthBridge a program of EngenderHealth 440 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 10001 (Office) 212.561.8002 (eFax) 212.202.5167 (e-Mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (URL) www.ninthbridge.org "The Means to The Mission" ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For the GKD database, with past messages: http://www.GKDknowledge.org
