One wonders what UCC is doing with all the billions they get from the Telcos towards the RCDF....
HW On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:17 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think service providers need to drive literacy levels right from the > grass root thru provision of public access to data in semi rural areas > upcountry thru schools, tertiary institutions and even district headquaters. > > The whole debate of local content will shoot wide open if we can widen the > base of this market. > > If anything internet should be cheap or free for schools upcountry coupled > with a few donated computers so as to promote interest and literacy > > > Rgds > JB > > > Powered By MTN Uganda's Blackberry! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue Mar 04 15:53:29 2008 > Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda to assess EASS Nepad project and possibly > abandon it? > > On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 18:22 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > > > So, should Uganda push for the use of more Swahili, in order to > protect its > online economy? > > > > Per Capita matters here too. How much are you going to earn from an > economy where over 70% have hardly interacted with the internet and earn > less than US$ 5 a day? This is even before you talk about literacy..... > > Wire > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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