[wsfii-discuss] Intel backs wireless Africa plan (BBC News)

Tue Nov 6 16:17:51 UTC 2007

Gregers,

I think often we see things from the perspectives of the grassroots not 
being able to see the challenges of an exec running a corporation. So 
the challenge is to develop a platform that enables both groups to work 
together without compromising their positions to the point where they 
feel they lose credability or face.

I also think that involves the realization that corporations do have to 
connect their efforts with making money somehow in order to continue to 
exist and that the job security of the people in these companies rests 
on that. The key is that their way of making money that actually helps 
average people to realize their potential and dreams instead.

Having said that, I think there is considerable evidence for making the 
argument that at the present time that corporations overall primarily 
benefit established classes and do not seriously consider the long term 
future of humanity especially with regards to the downward trend in the 
state of the environment. So the key is to figure out how to change the 
business culture and that means building trust among the grassroots and 
select corporate cultures that seem to have some authentic realization 
that today's business and investment model is not sustainable 
politically, socially, economically, culturally and ecologically.

I wrote a little more about this in my blog http://blog.onevillage.tv 
more from the technological perspective of the Intel News headline though.
<http://gigaom.com/2006/08/04/green-wifi-to-launch-solar-wifi-in-india/>
Jeff

 Petersen wrote:
> ramnarayan.k at gmail.com wrote:
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>>   Intel backs wireless Africa plan
>> 	Intel chairman Craig Barrett is on a tour of Africa
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> Intel has for several years been the main sponsor of a larger wireless
> research project at UC Berkeley - It seems that these initiatives have
> reached a point where it is time to begin making some money.
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> Intel is basicly working together with the 'usual suspects', through
> standard "channels" ... nothing new in the world (and presently, don't
> expect Intel will start sponsoring grass-root structures or give away
> their platforms for cheap)...
>
> Just my words ..
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