Web development, that is. I think the elders will successfully kill any
move towards a call center unless it is done on their terms, which Dell,
AOL and the like are probably unwilling to do. (Not that I am an expert on
tribal politics.) My quarrel with the web development idea is that even if
the infrastructure is there you are likely to need to do your own training,
starting with 'this is a browser'. If you are willing or able to do that, I
think it's a fantastic idea and hell, I might even help.
I am merely playing devil's advocate. And there are some pueblos who may be
ready now... when I was at CNSP one of our contracts was a pueblo, I forget
if it was Tesuque or Parajito...
Dana
S. Isaac Dealey writes:
> Well, not necessarily just this reservation specifically, but I think
> the idea is at least deserving of some consideration. I'm not saying
> I'm gonna throw everything I have into the idea regardless of the odds
> -- but I do think it deserves some careful concentration. Which is
> what I'm trying to do now -- it's going to take some time to get the
> kind of information I'll need to know what (if anything) is possible.
> In the end it may not be a risk I'm willing to take. On the other hand
> it may surprise me in the oposite direction.
>
> Wish me luck. I always need it. :)
>
> > I don't see anything on the website about any IT
> > initiative? I am very
> > familiar with the area as I spent about a decade there in
> > the fall of 2001.
> > I have extreme doubts, based not so much on any knowledge
> > of this tribe as
> > on the very great difficulty of getting anything done in
> > Polk County,
> > period.
>
> > The entire region is incredibly inbred and hey, if they
> > pull this off it
> > would be a great thing. Livingston is really pround of its
> > Wal-Mart --
> > that's *its* idea of economic development and well as high
> > entertainment
> > for many of its citizens -- and when the local gas station
> > was hiring there
> > there was almost a feeding frenzy. See previous remarks on
> > the culture and
> > economy of East Texas, which refer to this town. The
> > nearest *2year*
> > callege is two counties away in Nagacdoches and there isnt
> > a university
> > closer than Houston, a hundred or so miles to the south.
> > At the time I was
> > there the reservation was looking for people to teach word
> > processing...
>
> > ::sigh::
>
> > Dana
>
> >> >> I'm not sure where this will lead, but here is an
> >> >> initiative I think
> >> >> deserves serious consideration.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm contemplating moving my own business to this
> >> >> reservation:
> >> >> http://www.alabama-coushatta.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> The tentative plan is to hire on and train some of the
> >> >> younger tribe
> >> >> members as web applications developers and do the work
> >> >> remotely on the
> >> >> reservation, while sending sales people to find work
> >> >> for
> >> >> them in the
> >> >> larger markets throughout the US.
> >> >>
> >> >> Here are my pros and con's as compared to hiring out
> >> >> to
> >> >> India (with
> >> >> the assumption that the remote software development
> >> >> business model
> >> >> works).
> >> >>
> >> >> PRO:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1) The money stays in the US and benefits some of our
> >> >> most
> >> >> economically depressed citizens. Business trips when
> >> >> desirable are
> >> >> also less expensive.
> >> >>
> >> >> 2) American Indians by and large speak English rather
> >> >> than
> >> >> English-ASL, which will mitigate communication gaps
> >> >> and
> >> >> errors in
> >> >> translation.
> >> >>
> >> >> 3) The US Government offers financial assistance in
> >> >> the
> >> >> form of grants
> >> >> and I believe some loans to minority businesses.
> >> >>
> >> >> CON:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1) American Indian workers are probably still slightly
> >> >> more expensive
> >> >> than workers on the Indian sub-continent.
> >> >>
> >> >> 2) American Indian workers will likely require more
> >> >> training. I'm
> >> >> banking on their being eager learners. :)
> >> >>
> >> >> 3) Some reservations may not have pre-existing
> >> >> infrastructure to make
> >> >> remote networking easy.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm not saying it's a complete solution to anyone's
> >> >> problems. I do
> >> >> think the idea deserves attention, possibly even
> >> >> legislative
> >> >> attention.
> >> >>
> >> >> s. isaac dealey 972-490-6624
> >> >>
> >> >> team macromedia volunteer
> >> >> http://www.macromedia.com/go/team
> >> >>
> >> >> chief architect, tapestry cms
> >> >> http://products.turnkey.to
> >> >>
> >> >> onTap is open source
> >> >> http://www.turnkey.to/ontap
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > I'm voting for whoever can bring jobs back to
> >> >> > America.
> >> >> > http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/04/india.job
> >> >> > s.r
> >> >> > eut
> >> >> > /index.html
> >> >>
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Michael Dinowitz
> >> >> > Finding technical solutions to the problems you
> >> >> > didn't
> >> >> > know you had yet
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
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