GKD colleagues,
Sholto Cross introduces a justified comment about the recent complaint
filed inside the World Bank by two Uruguayan colleagues directed against
the way the World Bank is "cutting loose" their widely criticized
Development Gateway initiative.
Personally, I consider this a brilliant move, and would not consider it
merely "unsavoury litigation", as Mr Cross chooses to call it. Perhaps
we can convince him that the risk of becoming "WB zombies" is much
greater if the Gateway project proceeds with impunity, rather than
subjecting it to the open criticism it deserves. In fact, some of us
would no doubt be delighted to see the project terminated and the
available funds directed to the recently approved G8 Digital Opportunity
Initiative. If this were to occur, we could tag the event as another
"best practice" in our development literature. After all, these are
public funds being used to build a project few outside the Bank asked
for nor may need.
Perhaps these are some of the issues and proposals we should be debating
here.
Saludos,
Scott Robinson
Proyecto Telecentros Morelos
Mexico
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