On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 12:53 +0300, Reinier wrote: > I dont see paypal and visa coming to uganda pretty soon. It would be a very > good idea though if the banks and Microfinance Institutions would stick their > heads together and opened up a switch. Then enabling that switch for internet > transactions would be step 2.
This is already being worked on. I attended a workshop last year aimed at achieving this goal. I think before the end of this year, something should be in place. > Why dont we start a Charge-Your-Paypal-Service here? A local service where > people can charge a Paypal account by just doing it the Ugandan way: by > queuing somewhere at an office, filling in a lot of paperwork and paying a > very high commision? King Solomon Investments is already doing it and I use them alot. You can contact them at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wire > needed: > - one pc > - one (crappy) internet connection > - some power > - 1 person that can do the clicking > > Thats an ecommerce business model for you. > > Let us know who dares to take the first move. > > rgds, > > reinier > On Wednesday 03 January 2007 12:26, Henry Kirya wrote: > > I believe the killer app for local content in Uganda at least shall be > > cyber trading as in Ebay.co.ug > > can you imagine all those used car and real estae deals being closed on the > > web? > > Unfortunaltey this cannot happen until we have financial services like > > credit cards and paypal run here too. > > > > Henry > > > > David Ziggy Lubowa writes: > > >> Wait till there is locally available: > > >> - dating, > > > > > > ++ This already exist's though not too much traffic i believe, needs to > > > be perfected i.e. to the american and chinese type speed dating on the > > > net. Though speed dating (online), has become very big in china, we > > > could use it as an example and perfect our www.entice.co.ug. > > > > > >> - sex, > > > > > > ++ Well almost similar to speed dating because i believe thats what the > > > end user or majority of them believe will be the end result. > > > > > >> - preacher/healing sites > > > > > > ++ The local ministries already have very expensive and heavily loaded > > > websites, but not really put out there for the local's to enjoy, we have > > > some techie's who are deep into the ministries , maybe they could float > > > the idea to the preacher's. Maybe we will then see change ???? > > > > > >> - and real money making activities > > > > > > ++ I have faith this will happen soon, possibly we will see some change > > > within this year. > > > > > > > > > > > > ma 2shillingi. > > > > > >> - etc > > >> > > >> Recently I have been informed about some very promising Ugandan > > >> initiatives. There is definitely hope. > > >> > > >> Victor > > >> > > >> On 2 Jan 2007, at 15:10, Ernest Byaruhanga (AfriNIC) wrote: > > >>> Wire James wrote the following on 01/02/2007 02:54 PM: > > >>>> Ernest, tat is your opinion. Having interacted with people from all > > >>>> walks of life that are either using or are keen on using ICTs, I have > > >>>> come to realise that even the information that many of them want is > > >>>> not readily available in a format that they would appreciate it. When > > >>>> you talk of Universities, online shopping etc, you are only > > >>>> addressing > > >>>> a tiny elite. > > >>> > > >>> this was only a drop.. i can list a million others . > > >>> > > >>>> Have you thought of that herbalist that my want to know an > > >>>> alternative > > >>>> use for the omuteete grass? This is content that can best be > > >>>> developed > > >>>> and served locally. > > >>> > > >>> this falls under industry and manufacturing that i mentioned earler. > > >>> good idea though. > > >>> > > >>>> We need a multidimensional approach that among others encourages > > >>>> people of all walks of life to become content creators (Why for > > >>>> example doesnt my mother write down her favourite recipe and avail it > > >>>> online foe others?) > > >>> > > >>> She needs some education, infrastructure, etc... how will she avail it > > >>> online? > > >>> > > >>>> Culturally we have grown up taking mental notes of our experiences > > >>>> and > > >>>> never documenting them any where and that is the biggest challenge we > > >>>> have to local content even be4 you get to the technological hurdles. > > >>>> Why is it that our local car mechanics always approach a similar > > >>>> problem in different ways and with so much gambling along the way? If > > >>>> they wrote down the procedures they followed to rectify problems, > > >>>> they > > >>>> would reduce on subsequent gambling sessions and even enable others > > >>>> learn from them. > > >>> > > >>> let them first learn how to write and read. You need to ask > > >>> yourself why > > >>> the mechanix are gambling? Basically, you have answered your own > > >>> questions. Things that enable us to have local content stretch to > > >>> as far > > >>> as basic educatiion, you see? > > >>> > > >>> eb > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> LUG mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > >>> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > >>> > > >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > >>> (including attachments if any). 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