Lug, please note the header is ONT (on topic) i would like to know from LUG members, why they think Uganda is not a global player in the outsourcing industry, Many countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mexico, Phillipines (my spell checker shows i got the spelling wrong), are reaping economic benefits from the global outsourcing industry. Some of these jobs are not rocket science, data entry, call center, and of course they can advance to bigger things (but first things first).
I might be blind, but i dont see any advantages they have over Uganda (apart from cheaper labor, the clear advantage i can think of is a large population). One can argue that some of their Universities, are quality, but i dont think that University education, is supposed to make you a rock star. Only building blocks. Bill Gates is a college dropout, if you want me to drive my point home. Again am not advocating for drop outs. i would like to know why Uganda, is not featuring anywhere. Is there something LUG can do, beyond my usb does not work on Linux. Am not saying someone whose usb drive is not working on linux, should not post a thread (am being Oliver Twist). if am to borrow a leaf, i would call these idle rumblings, but am serious. or should we wait for the rule of cyclic events, that the world is round, and one day it will be Uganda's turn (Not Federo - which i support). am just curious, maybe we could do something differently, maybe the synergy in LUG can achieve something beyond monthly gatherings. or we should resign to monthly gatherings, and a newsletter highlighting that a new branch in Mbarara has opened. I read (red) a post on TED that highlighted how to start a movement. What was interesting is, its not the person who starts the movement that is important, but its the next person. ( i am FDC, so am not talking about NRM), http://blog.ted.com/2010/04/how_to_start_a.php in conclusion, this is a serious post, but since the old fox passed, i decided to try and emulate his style (am assuming his style was open source) Cavin (Not attending the world cup - due to Beckham's absence)
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