Jim Forster makes some good points below. One thing I'd like to add is
that the pricing changes coupled to getting externalities to be included
in the cost of goods sold is a branding issue that extends all the way
from state fiscal and monetary policy down to the level of consumer
purchases
This question is really two questions. The first part is Must a
venture/project earn an adequate return to be sustainable? The answer
is an obvious yes, but leaves open what is meant by an adequate return.
An adequate return must generate a revenue flow to sustain operating
expenses. It should
Dear Colleagues,
I realize I left out one other point about ICT development and
profitability:
I was making the case for profit as an important metric, and indeed I
think that private, for-profit companies can and should take the lead in
much of ICT, but profit is not the only metric and there
Al Hammond's posts on GKD are wonderfully articulated. And I think they
are on target. They validate the models developed by Harvard's Clayton
Christensen (Seeing What's Next) for example.
The focus on this list seem to me to be formed around social justice and
similar issues, where the ICT's are
