I agree with Errol Hewitt that we need to promote INNOVATION (and research) in developing countries. That is why I and a small (but growing) group of friends around the world are promoting open access to scientific literature. Believe me the ability to innovate is not an exclusive privilege of a few. My friend Anil Gupta of Honeybee Network has been documenting indigenous innovations in India and elsewhere for over a decade. Many small and medium sized companies in India have come up with outstanding (and cost-saving) innovations.
Arun > Hi Taran, > Agreed!! but beyond that must be the understanding of how critical it is > for INNOVATION [in every area-- including engineering etc]to become a > focus > in developing countries. This is critical. We cannot leave innovation in > engineering for example to be centred in only the developed world only > because they can currently mass produce. We have to develop our own > research, scientific and engineering prowess etc. So many other things > hang > on this reality. > Errol Hewitt > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
