Talk:Ethiopia plans to expand country's Internet access

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Original reporting notes

On April 7, 2005, I interviewed Prof. Giovani Peri about this topic. Here is my transcription of my longhand notes. Next time I'll use a voice recorder:

"IT is needed for growth, but you need human capital to run it."

"If it comes from below..."

"Big government is setting incentives and rewards, drive by profits"

Paraphrase: The big government should be creating incentives and rewards but leave the development of such programs to the private sector driven by profits.

"If government had laws to respect property"

"We don't know if Ethiopia is the right place for IT, if that's its comparative advantage."

"Growth miracles [countries which experience economic growth at a very high pace] didn't grow like that -- get local communities to grow."

"[African governments] in the past tried to introduce airports ... in the middle of desolation... but people need to know that the environment is right for business."

"There are two measures that could be done before this: a good educational system, and a scientific community involved in the process."

"Human capital and knowledge are important, but Ethiopia lacks lots more."

"Display of good will of the government but possibly will end up a big waste of money."

Paraphrase: The government may only want the flashy announcement or program -- they've not done much more in the past.

-- IlyaHaykinson 22:27, 7 Apr 2005

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