hmmm... what tun describes is something which the e-ida + i-ida applications hopes to support. e-ida for gathering and analysing data and i-ida for gathering, organising and analysing textual data. can probably add d-ida in as well for target groups. and our first level categorisation is already sectoral. so should be good to go.
thanks for pointing this out red1. i have to remember to put this quote in when i submit my grant application end of the year. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 8:52 AM, red1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I posted in CheDet.cc .. hope it gets into air today and placed as last > (first from the top) for others to view: > > "Tun, > Allow me to refer to another of your important institution here. > > In a recent Perdana Leadership event in Sime Darby Convention Centre of > industry leaders (please see <a > href=" > http://www.perdana.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234&Itemid=164 > ">Industry > Insights Seminar 2009</a>, I quote: > > "In his speech, Dr. Mahathir mentioned the government needed to form > targeted groups with access to data, knowledge and expertise to better > understand the problems faced by the various sectors." > > We do have a 4 billion ringgit problem with the flight of software > licenses to foreign proprietary vendors. It needs better understanding > because there are complex issues such as servile market behaviour, > wanton consumerism, severe absence of local expertise and more FUD > (fear, uncertainty, doubt). Yes, it does needs a target group. Wow! > Doesn't it make you wonder how this 84 year old man seems to be thinking > straight while the the whole admin is wanting? > > Is such a group formed for using FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)? > If not, should not the government form one? Such a group like our > visionary ex-PM said, is "to better understand the problems faced..." > > What is mean by forming? Asking for public volunteers or funding it? Has > not the govt received taxpayers funds form the forced public already? > What is then meant by funding the target focus group? Making it beg and > fill in long unrelated forms which i find everytime i want to propose a > new innovation? Does innovation needs business commercial justification > in its infant stage? Is this doing things right or doing the right thing? > > The government by funding the new OSDC.my (Open Source Developers Club) > directly to conduct roadshows and training of know-how on using free and > open source alternatives will directly address this complex problem of > proprietary licensing loss. > > Dr. M is known to break rules even world level IMF rules and world class > economist like Paul Kruger has even accounted that he does unprecedented > unproven things. > > Redhuan D. Oon > <a href="http://padi-malaysia.blogspot.com/";>PendAtang Dengan Izin</a> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
