[kictanet] Are Mobicoms Impoverishing "Emerging Markets"? - one more example

[Eric Osiakwan]

Alex, Mo Ibrahim made soo much money by bootstrapping Celtel from  
nothing to the point he sold it and make enough money that he is the  
one now paying for the retirement benefits of Africa leaders so they  
dont corrupt their regime. That means more Africa leaders have a  
reason to live decent lives and rule their people without touching  
public money that does not belong to them and when they have served  
nobly, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation would give them a good enough  
benefit so their life after a good public service is decent and makes  
a better society.

Please forgive me my indulgence but i got a bit passionate about this  
subject....

Eric here



On 26 Nov 2007, at 15:45, Alex Gakuru wrote:

> Taking a bird's view, floating a conspiracy theory,  and inviting your
> comments...
>
> The Financial Post 9 -15 April 2007 issue, contains an article titled
> "Billion Dollar Baby" Carlos Slim Helú's fortune is up almost $20
> billion a year, built amid poverty and resentment in Mexico. Now he is
> gaining on Warren Buffett. (attached)
>
> This is old news now for Carlos is now the world's richest man. Slim
> has a substantial influence over the telecommunications industry [and
> media] in Mexico and much of Latin America as well.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim_Hel%C3%BA
>
> There are/can be two camps here, one paying homage to new richest men
> in our worlds or those feeling the havoc caused by mobicoms dominance
> by worsening poverty levels in developing nations. This is why I say,
> andstand to be corrected, "In the current situation ICTs cause more
> poverty than prosperity."
> http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php? 
> option=com_content&task=view&id=363&Itemid=5810.
>
> With this wealth and power at their disposal, I fear that it could be
> just a matter of time before they start deciding on DNs governments. A
> hypothetical Fabian bored with too much wealth, succeeded at his
> ultimate game to an entire society: -
>
> "After a man has far more money than he can possibly spend for
> pleasure, what is left to excite him? For those with a ruling class
> mentality, the answer is power - raw power over other human beings.
> The idealists were used in the media and in Government, but the real
> controllers that Fabian sought were those of the ruling class
> mentality." http://www.relfe.com/plus_5_.html
>
> Another example, I have been following on how spying devices were
> found inside key components of the Vodafone network in Greece, which
> was being used to monitor conversations of 103 people, including the
> Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis and his wife. Today I read
> this article http://www.cellular-news.com/story/27648.php
>
> An earlier story "Death muddies Greek spy probe" can be found here
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4838552.stm
>
> 3 cents...
>
> [mind mentioning where you got this compilation if you must to use it
> somewhere else? ("creative commons":) Thanks]
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