True a lot has been lost and will be lost if we continue focusing on the downside. I do not want to seem to trvialise the current situation but I believe that we are called to leadership - if wedon't give itat this extremely crucial moment, who will! Certainly not the politicians that we so enthusiastically vote for and then spend the next five years villifying.

In fact, this is the major test for the ICT sector. If we are so passionate about its potential to develop the country, then surely we are confident of its strategic position. Therefore, we should be focusing on how we can use ICTs to jumpstart the country's dented socio-economic development.

I believe that one of the aims of developing the Internet was to get a means of communication that could withstand a nuclear blastor such other trauma. It is time for the ICT players in this country to lobby the government for more support so that we can bring in the much needed forex and create employment for those being laid off elsewhere.

Otherwise, to me these are the pains of birth of a society. Every society has undergone this kind of rites of passage from the Americans to the Eurpeans. So, let's take heart, pick up the scraps, roll up our sleeves and get down to serious business.

Can I get an Amen! Any one?

On 31/01/2008, John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

Morning all,

Here's part of what I could quickly gather as the possible
short-term interventions from some of the posts.

1. Encourage balanced reporting by Media and avoid
glorifying destructions, killings
2. Consider Filtering hate mails, messages, websites
3. Corporates going the extra mile (e.g mobile operator
becoming banks to ensure service provision...)
4. Ensuring that basic Operator service is maintained
particularly in the current environment
5.Create portals that provide linkages between the needy
and their potential donors

Feel free to add more. But today I invite you to attempt to
quantify the loss this chaos continue to wreck on our
organisations.  What do you think is the the toll per day
in terms of lost business opportunity, man-hours,
equipment, etc? only 1 day on this theme because tomorrow
we finish of this discussion.

walu.

•       Quantify the Impact of Post-election violence on ICT
organisations (1day)
-What is the toll per day in terms of lost business
opportunity, man-hours, equipment, etc l

Ensure balanced reporting by Media
Filtering hate mails, messages, websites
Corporates going the extra mile becoming banks
Ensuring that Operator service continue
Create portals that provide linkages between the needy and
the donors
Avoid glorifying destructions

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