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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | reply to garmst
Re: I am in it for the money too! said by garmst:The developing country at the very bottom most likely is more interested in food, medicine, schools and such rather than mass interest access. That's not true, but it's an understandable attitude on this site; e.g., many of you say the same thing about broadband access by low-income people in the U.S., "they don't want it or need it".
That's because the people here mostly use the internet as a toy; i.e., downloading entertainment, BS'ing on forums like this, etc. In contrast, developing countries want to use it as a driver of economic development and a provider a social services: a way for villages to get services from doctors and teachers that heretofore have had none, a way for farmers to connect to markets that they haven't been able to before, etc. | | |
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garmst
join:2000-09-17
New York, NY
1 edit | No, developing countries are no more mature about internet use, they are human beings such as ourselves. If they want a Doctor, they want a real doctor showing up, not a virtual doctor. Social services are delivered on the spot by a real person, not a web form.
Development in a developing country involves people on the scene delivering services, support, logistics, and knowledge transfer.
There is no virtual Peace Corps.... | |
PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | said by garmst:If they want a Doctor, they want a real doctor showing up, not a virtual doctor. Easy to say in comfy NYC. But a real doctor ain't gonna show up no matter how much they want it. If the village nurse can consult with one 300 Km away over broadband, that's better than nuthin'. And alot cheaper for the gov't to provide. | |
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