http://www.monashreport.com/2006/05/23/incubator-possibilities-and-essentials-in-the-developing-world/ Technology ... politics ... marketing ... strategy ... life Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:37:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.monashreport.com/2006/05/23/incubator-possibilities-and-essentials-in-the-developing-world/#comment-1655 The Monash Report»Blog Archive » Why an actual peace treaty is essential in Lebanon Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:24:03 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/2006/05/23/incubator-possibilities-and-essentials-in-the-developing-world/#comment-1655 [...] I ran a panel at the recent TechLeb conference. On that panel, we extrapolated from the successful experiences of countries such as Ireland, India, and the United States itself, trying to figure out how best Lebanon could grow a technology industry, with all the benefits tech-led economic development brings. And there were lots of good, specific suggestions. But those details aren’t important now. What is essential — more than anything — is that there be a reliable peace. Nothing else matters – not pride, not vengeance, not even justice. Just a secure peace, internally and externally alike. [...] [...] I ran a panel at the recent TechLeb conference. On that panel, we extrapolated from the successful experiences of countries such as Ireland, India, and the United States itself, trying to figure out how best Lebanon could grow a technology industry, with all the benefits tech-led economic development brings. And there were lots of good, specific suggestions. But those details aren’t important now. What is essential — more than anything — is that there be a reliable peace. Nothing else matters – not pride, not vengeance, not even justice. Just a secure peace, internally and externally alike. [...]

]]> http://www.monashreport.com/2006/05/23/incubator-possibilities-and-essentials-in-the-developing-world/#comment-465 The Monash Report»Blog Archive » Business sector selection for developing countries Tue, 23 May 2006 21:08:40 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/2006/05/23/incubator-possibilities-and-essentials-in-the-developing-world/#comment-465 [...] That said, there are plenty of product-driven opportunities as well. Anybody could strike it rich with a dotcom success, whether global (Skype) or regional. Enterprise products localized for language, enterprise size, etc. are still needed in many categories, all around the world. Arabization is still a big opportunity, since global vendors haven’t done a great job with right-to-left languages. Particularly needed is a run-time screen-scraper so lightweight that it could be plopped willy-nilly on top of existing apps, localizing screens on the fly with acceptable performance. Fortunately, both dotcom and SaaS businesses have the option of locating their main servers offshore, should telecom service or data protection be deficient in their home countries. Frankly, I think just about every developing country should try to set up at least a small software/web incubator, if for no other reason than to ensure access to the best technology and web marketing for that country’s other businesses. [...] [...] That said, there are plenty of product-driven opportunities as well. Anybody could strike it rich with a dotcom success, whether global (Skype) or regional. Enterprise products localized for language, enterprise size, etc. are still needed in many categories, all around the world. Arabization is still a big opportunity, since global vendors haven’t done a great job with right-to-left languages. Particularly needed is a run-time screen-scraper so lightweight that it could be plopped willy-nilly on top of existing apps, localizing screens on the fly with acceptable performance. Fortunately, both dotcom and SaaS businesses have the option of locating their main servers offshore, should telecom service or data protection be deficient in their home countries. Frankly, I think just about every developing country should try to set up at least a small software/web incubator, if for no other reason than to ensure access to the best technology and web marketing for that country’s other businesses. [...]

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