http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/08/21/new-article-using-technology-to-fight-poverty/ Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/08/21/new-article-using-technology-to-fight-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-21 rwalling Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:37:08 +0000 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/08/21/new-article-using-technology-to-fight-poverty/#comment-21 I agree, Adnan. In Ghana people are willing to work, but there aren't any challenging jobs. You can't blame them for leaving the country the first chance they get. The internet can go a long way towards changing this perpetual brain drain. As for software piracy, I didn't see Windows XP Starter edition in Ghana, but I did see several pirated copies. I agree, Adnan. In Ghana people are willing to work, but there aren’t any challenging jobs. You can’t blame them for leaving the country the first chance they get. The internet can go a long way towards changing this perpetual brain drain. As for software piracy, I didn’t see Windows XP Starter edition in Ghana, but I did see several pirated copies.

]]> http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/08/21/new-article-using-technology-to-fight-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Adnan Masood Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:00:24 +0000 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/08/21/new-article-using-technology-to-fight-poverty/#comment-20 Excellent writing Rob; this kind of financial divide also raises the issue of software and book piracy in third world countries. There are some low cost edition programs for Asian countries but I'm not sure about Ghana and other African places. There is a tremendous amount of labor and intellectual potential in the people but mostly due to lack of awareness and govt. policies, it goes futile. I’ll be waiting for a sequel. Excellent writing Rob; this kind of financial divide also raises the issue of software and book piracy in third world countries. There are some low cost edition programs for Asian countries but I’m not sure about Ghana and other African places. There is a tremendous amount of labor and intellectual potential in the people but mostly due to lack of awareness and govt. policies, it goes futile. I’ll be waiting for a sequel.

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