> > I dont see paypal and visa coming to uganda pretty soon. It would be a > very > good idea though if the banks and Microfinance Institutions would stick > their > heads together and opened up a switch. Then enabling that switch for > internet > transactions would be step 2. > > some advantages: > - you could use your bankcard at any ATM, regardless which bank > - costs and duration of transferring money from 1 bank to another would > drop. > - money made on transactions would not go to paypal or visa, but to the > ugandan economy. > - as mentioned, paypal is in the US, thus slow, and the switch could be in > UG. >
+++ We already have a company doing this, Bankom , though this type of business model has not proved succesful within the african region most especially kenya ( ken-switch) and uganda (Bankom). African's or say majority of ugandan's have a habit of doing 1 or 2 transactions a month which usually end up cleaning up the account so the company that introduces services that you have mentioned above makes very little money in the long run and thus see the business as not scalable, though this same model proves different in european countries. Bankom is to introduce it's visa service/transactions this year, lets see if anything will change. cheers > On Wednesday 03 January 2007 12:26, Henry Kirya wrote: >> I believe the killer app for local content in Uganda at least shall be >> cyber trading as in Ebay.co.ug >> can you imagine all those used car and real estae deals being closed on >> the >> web? >> Unfortunaltey this cannot happen until we have financial services like >> credit cards and paypal run here too. >> >> Henry >> >> David Ziggy Lubowa writes: >> >> Wait till there is locally available: >> >> - dating, >> > >> > ++ This already exist's though not too much traffic i believe, needs >> to >> > be perfected i.e. to the american and chinese type speed dating on the >> > net. Though speed dating (online), has become very big in china, we >> > could use it as an example and perfect our www.entice.co.ug. >> > >> >> - sex, >> > >> > ++ Well almost similar to speed dating because i believe thats what >> the >> > end user or majority of them believe will be the end result. >> > >> >> - preacher/healing sites >> > >> > ++ The local ministries already have very expensive and heavily loaded >> > websites, but not really put out there for the local's to enjoy, we >> have >> > some techie's who are deep into the ministries , maybe they could >> float >> > the idea to the preacher's. Maybe we will then see change ???? >> > >> >> - and real money making activities >> > >> > ++ I have faith this will happen soon, possibly we will see some >> change >> > within this year. >> > >> > >> > >> > ma 2shillingi. >> > >> >> - etc >> >> >> >> Recently I have been informed about some very promising Ugandan >> >> initiatives. There is definitely hope. >> >> >> >> Victor >> >> >> >> On 2 Jan 2007, at 15:10, Ernest Byaruhanga (AfriNIC) wrote: >> >>> Wire James wrote the following on 01/02/2007 02:54 PM: >> >>>> Ernest, tat is your opinion. Having interacted with people from all >> >>>> walks of life that are either using or are keen on using ICTs, I >> have >> >>>> come to realise that even the information that many of them want is >> >>>> not readily available in a format that they would appreciate it. >> When >> >>>> you talk of Universities, online shopping etc, you are only >> >>>> addressing >> >>>> a tiny elite. >> >>> >> >>> this was only a drop.. i can list a million others . >> >>> >> >>>> Have you thought of that herbalist that my want to know an >> >>>> alternative >> >>>> use for the omuteete grass? This is content that can best be >> >>>> developed >> >>>> and served locally. >> >>> >> >>> this falls under industry and manufacturing that i mentioned earler. >> >>> good idea though. >> >>> >> >>>> We need a multidimensional approach that among others encourages >> >>>> people of all walks of life to become content creators (Why for >> >>>> example doesnt my mother write down her favourite recipe and avail >> it >> >>>> online foe others?) >> >>> >> >>> She needs some education, infrastructure, etc... how will she avail >> it >> >>> online? >> >>> >> >>>> Culturally we have grown up taking mental notes of our experiences >> >>>> and >> >>>> never documenting them any where and that is the biggest challenge >> we >> >>>> have to local content even be4 you get to the technological >> hurdles. >> >>>> Why is it that our local car mechanics always approach a similar >> >>>> problem in different ways and with so much gambling along the way? >> If >> >>>> they wrote down the procedures they followed to rectify problems, >> >>>> they >> >>>> would reduce on subsequent gambling sessions and even enable others >> >>>> learn from them. >> >>> >> >>> let them first learn how to write and read. You need to ask >> >>> yourself why >> >>> the mechanix are gambling? Basically, you have answered your own >> >>> questions. Things that enable us to have local content stretch to >> >>> as far >> >>> as basic educatiion, you see? >> >>> >> >>> eb >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> LUG mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >>> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >>> >> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >> >>> (including attachments if any). 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