Hmmm.... It hadn't crossed my mind at all that discussions on the suitability of the country for incorporation will be approached from those perspectives mentioned. I thought we were approaching this issue (developing vs developed countries) from the funding perspectives (not mentioning developing countries' perception and acceptance of developed countries' agenda). Besides there are more needs by developing countries for open source health care systems as a viable and sustainable alternative which we hope OSHCA can play a significant role as a non-profit, apolitical entity for maximum impact in health outcomes.
See global knowledge partnership http://www.globalknowledge.org/ as an example of a similar organisation incorporated in Malaysia to harness the potential of ICT for a sustainable and equitable development globally. Molly Tim.Churches wrote: >Richard Schilling wrote: > > If I were involved in the incorporation (which I can do, by the way in a > > >>day) I would object to doing it in Malaysia. I would do it in the U.S. >>first. The protections offered a U.S. corporation might be much greater >>than in Malaysia. >> >> > >Glad that you have compared US and Malaysian corporate law. Personally I >think it is great that OSHCA will finally be incorporated, and given the >current Zeitgeist in many rich countries, that it will be incorporated >under a flag bearing the crescent and star. > >Tim C > > > >>Molly Cheah wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > >> > I am happy to annouce that the transfer of the domain name oshca.org >> > from Brian had been completed. Brian is in the process of creating and >> > signing a document disclaiming rights to the OSHCA trademark. Thank you >> > Brian for these initiatives. >> > >> > I understand that Brian will also make a decision with regards to the >> > fate of the openhealth lists on Minoru and Yahoo by this weekend. I'll >> > leave that to Brian to make that annoucement. >> > >> > As for the status of OSHCA, the protem committee members (volunteers >> > expressed on the list as well as those agreed to serve when requested) >> > are as follows: >> > Joseph dal Molin (Canada/US) >> > Adrian Midgley (UK/Europe) >> > Thomas Beale (Australia/Pacific islands) >> > Nandalal Gunaratne (Sri Lanka/Asia) >> > Molly Cheah (Malaysia/Asia) >> > >> > I hope to keep the protem committee small for quick decision making but >> > hope to add 2 more names, preferably from South America and >> > Africa/Middle East by the time we submit the incorporation documents for >> > registration. Please volunteer. These numbers and representation >> > structure can change after incorporation if members wish so. I don't >> > know how much discussion should go into the incorporation process or how >> > much time should be alotted. My proposed timeline for completion of >> > incorporation is 3 months from 15th April 2006 - tentative date for >> > submission of papers. We should have OSHCA ressurrected by 15th July >> > 2006, barring unforseen circumstances. Here are my assumptions in order >> > to realise this initiative: >> > 1. Provisions in the constitution/M&A of OSHCA is a living document and >> > can be changed by members' majority wishes. For purpose of >> > incorporation, we will take into consideration past discussions >> > (2002-2004) and make the provisions as general and flexible as possible >> > to meet incorporation requirements. >> > 2. There is no objection to incorporate ina developing country like >> > Malaysia. There will be provisions for setting up geographical >> > sections/branches etc with as much de-centralization as possible. >> > 3.The Vision, Mission Statements, Principles and Activities as discussed >> > earlier this year will be included in the incorporation papers. Any >> > suggestion of changes posted on the Yahoo list by 15th April will be >> > taken into consideration by the protem committee for incorporation. >> > Procedures will be provided for amendments to be made after incorporation. >> > 4. Elections for new committee members can take place immediately after >> > incorporation. Provision will be made for the protem committee to stay >> > on for a defined number of months to attend to "teething" issues that >> > may arise. >> > 5. The yahoo list will continue to discuss organising the 1st >> > post-incorporation OSHCA meeting scheduled for later part of 2006 to >> > kick-start/launch OSHCA. This may not be in the form of a full >> > conference. I would like to see presentations of current status of open >> > source healthcare solutions/applicaions. It should also provide the >> > opportunity to include indepth discussions on planning for the future of >> > OSHCA so that its resurrection becomes meaningful - reflecting more than >> > just a community of open source enthusiasts in health care. If there are >> > no other bidders, I plan to get funding to do this in Malaysia. >> > Naturally it may be on a modest scale. >> > >> > Please feel free to propose ideas.The protem committee will work on an >> > action plan and invite volunteers to help. >> > >> > Molly >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>YAHOO! 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