@Hussein, allow me an opinion and some last comments on this thread. :-) Thank you for taking the time to listen to it. For people like me, the "tech war" is not about individuals nor people. Its about a system. A system that is going to ensure we continue to have a bleak future in self creations and independence and also be limited to the function of the oil that lubricates the wheel, not be the wheel itself. I'm not sure when smart and intelligent kenyans will realize that we have reached a stage where the next step towards that level of creativity will change us completely. In a further comparison just at University level ( http://www.nhdf.org/news/2011/3/28/12-nhdf-announces-top-ten-finalists-for-n...), this is an example of why other govts and public sectors will never buy technology or creativity from us. This is just one sector that has a global impact. I can literally list many examples here, including the efforts of the chinese to build a jet fighter. One needs capital to innovate or create, not incubation hubs or concrete walls and the likes with ideas good for just boardroom presentations. In short, what is the catalyst for Kenya to move to the next level? Was the Open Data Initiative core technology platform a catalyst for the next level or was the end user data usage a catalyst for information access? This is why I believe we will never find someone in developing countries who can match or exceed e.g facebook/youtube. Best Rgds. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Ali Hussein <info@alyhussein.com> wrote:
Aki
Thanks for the youtube clip.
My take is that Government should be at the forefront of Policy Making and ensuring the right environment is in place for all the things that make for successful enterprise and (dare I say, In Pursuit of Happiness?)
Regards
Ali Hussein - Sent from my BlackBerry®