Amidst all the yelling and screaming in the dailies about whether or not ministers should get an increase in salaries and even more noise about how this increase was going to be effected, there were two articles which also caught my attention and triggered more than a passing interest. The first one was about … More Citizens’ right and Open Government
Sometimes, for very long periods, I get completely wrapped up in this world of information and communications technology and like many of my colleagues, forget myself. And so I delve into debates about open source versus proprietary software, which databases should be used or not be used for specific functions. I continue to find ways … More ICT and Real Empowerment
There were a series of events that generated some interest and also intense social media discourse this past week. It started off nicely enough with a number of local ICT practitioners and educators celebrating Software Freedom Day by hosting a working session with a series of presentations on the work being done using free open … More Hacking vs. Open Source
In the interest of information and guidance, an information society is an environment in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity. An information society may be contrasted with societies in which the economic underpinning is primarily Industrial or Agrarian. The machine tools of the Information … More The Challenges of building an information society
I have been reading the renewed calls for modernized intellectual property legislation with great interest and admittedly, with some wry amusement. Some of us have been yelling and screaming about this for years. We have either been ignored by the powers that be or gotten a placatory response that the policy makers are now reviewing … More Protecting Intellectual Assets
The recent reports in the media highlighting the latest challenges in the sugar industry,the potential problems with rice, and drop in gold prices are all a grim reminder that despite all the sentiment, these primary sectors can no longer continue to be the primary drivers of our economy in their current scope and framework. It is … More ICT – The shape of things that must come
Wanderings of a Beautful Mind 