> On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 12:32 +0300, David Ziggy Lubowa wrote: >> >> > Unfortunaltey this cannot happen until we have financial services like >> > credit cards and paypal run here too. >> >> ++ Henry i beg to differ on this, i know of a company that will be / >> is >> setting up something if not exactly what you have described above, so as >> i >> mentioned before we will see some change or a distinct spike in local >> traffic this year. > > Is www.cars.co.ug the kind of thing you are looking at? My take on this > is that we should avoid looking at the limiting factors like lack of > credit cards blah blah and instead work out ingenious ways of > facilitating online transactions locally. IMHO money transfers through > Western Union, Money Gram, Bank transfers etc can all stand in for now > as we metarmorphose towards more efficient systems.
++ James was that question for me or Henry , personally cars.co.ug is not what i was talking about. > > Wire > >> >> >> cheers >> >> >> >> > >> > 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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