Alo!

Il 26/06/2012 17:43, stephen kovats ha scritto:
> you have all the reasons in the world to be 'suspicious' - the world of
> so-called 'international development' and 'knowledge transfer' are
> usually anything but. And this is where the idea for the initiative
> lies, and is the reason why I think the brico-community is important in
> the discussion. I don't know where it's going to end up at the moment,
> and certainly the scenario is precarious, but most agencies that work at
> stabilisation, infrastructure creation etc in transition regions know
> surprisingly little about the open source / open technologies
> communities, and their models of sustainability etc - so at the very
> least, those agencies can learn something from these practices, projects
> and initiatives.
>
> greetings,
>
> stephen
>

Of course it's important to work on all levels.. If somebody from Juba
wants to start working on FLOSS technology and open and transparent
process can find your work/event on the net and maybe get some support/idea.

Someway I think sounds a bit too much like propaganda calling the event:
osjuba-juba-worlds-first-open-source-city ;)

If there is a real and continuous interest in working with Juba and
SSudan people maybe we can maintain the discussion up. But things over
there, as long as I saw, are quite far from being open and transparent.
And keeping an open discussion on the net it's a bit difficult couse you
should say things like: only big companies works over there, couse they
have money to pay bribes. And We, foreigners and .... Are we the best
people to speak on their situation? We really understand that situation?

Maybe we should keep off "our" big companies from there, but we can't do
this.. So. Let's hope people over there have some good proposal and
let's support. In meantime the work can continue with Sudanese and other
African people, not (only) the business/academic ones, that are in
Europe, but the ones being arrested and denied of all basic rights.
That's possible.

Abraço,
Vince