[kictanet] Just a thought

Sun Jan 5 17:01:58 EAT 2014

Ethics and Technology actually amplify each other.

It takes ethical/courageous leadership to make technology work in
organizations full of criminals, especially when it exposes fraud.

Regards

Murigi / Stanley Muraya

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
who takes a city." Prov 16:32*

On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Ngigi,
> I am reading Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen's book, An Uncertain Glory India
> and its Contradictions (recommended to me by one of the listers here after
> my India trip).  They have dwelt on India's corruption in many of the
> chapters and they conclude that only technology will save India from its
> endemic corruption.  They think technology too will help change behaviour.
>  Indeed even the western world, technology plays a big role in behavioural
> change.  Indeed if we moved to digital platforms, much of our values will
> improve.
>
> Our problem is that we never get to study the impact of these new
> technologies.  Preliminary finding from my current research on the impact
> of mobile money show that digital payments have to a large extent dealt
> with petty corruption.  As a former accounting officer, I can confirm to
> you that the switch by government to RTGS really undermined corporate
> corruption.  We cannot hope that religion will change our rotten
> behaviours.  This only happened in Europe during the reformation period.
> Our preachers now want money than entrenching morals.
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You can take a man from the village, but not the village out of him.
> > Behaviour, is a really hard thing to change.
> >
> > If anything, technology exercebates bad behaviour for the already badly
> > behaved.
> >
> > Kiriamiti, with a gun, could walk to a bank and steal a sack-full of
> > money.
> > With modern technology, you can steal a truck load without leaving your
> > bedroom and not think twice that Kiriamiti served 20yrs in prison.
> >
> > Before mobile technology, if you had a problem with someone, you walked
> > upto them and had a one-one talk. Today, you just send them insults on
> txt
> > and before we know it we are crafting laws to protect us online.
> >
> > Not long ago we had two politicians put digital cameras in their hotel
> > rooms and record their escapades which ended up being plastered infront
> of
> > their families.
> >
> > That woman(the on in the VW) will learn,and quickly, the advantages of a
> > Digital camera on her vehicle.
> >
> > Next time she causes a mishap just the threat that she can brandish her
> > evidence digitally will be used against her unlucky victims.
> >
> > Technology, makes crime convenient, just as it makes the rest of our
> > lives!
> >
> > Waithaka Ngigi
> >
> > Alliance Technologies
> > Nairobi, Kenya
> >
> > www.A1.io
> > On 4 Jan 2014 10:02, "ICT Researcher" <ict.researcher at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> She would have to think twice before accusing the next driver.
> >> Technology
> >> has changed her behaviour.
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 9:33 AM MSK Ohaga JB wrote:
> >>
> >> >I do share @Ngigi's opinion, seeking technological solutions to all our
> >> bad
> >> >behavior is a favourite pastime of technological determinists, however,
> >> we
> >> >should view technology as instruments that aid in making the world a
> >> better
> >> >n easier place to live in. So wht we need is behavior change in our
> >> midst
> >> n
> >> >basic good manners, so that someone does not back up into your car n
> >> then
> >> >accuse you of having hit them.
> >> >
> >> >In all fairness, does Doc think that the lady in question won't falsely
> >> >accuse the next driver that she does that to just because she already
> >> met
> >> >one guy whose car was fitted with digital cams? I really doubt it...
> >> >On 04 Jan 2014 9:20 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi at at.co.ke> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Aren't you scared of having technology being pervasive in every facet
> >> of
> >> >> our lives?
> >> >>
> >> >> Add to that the fact that our Governments don't shy away from peeping
> >> into
> >> >> our privaye lives through all these gadgets we have.
> >> >>
> >> >> Its quite a slippery road.
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe in a simple digital world, but not simpler!
> >> >>
> >> >> Waithaka Ngigi
> >> >>
> >> >> Alliance Technologies
> >> >> Nairobi, Kenya
> >> >>
> >> >> www.A1.io
> >> >> On 4 Jan 2014 08:55, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Happy New Year Dr. Ndemo, i agree, technology will help a lot, ATM's
> >> are
> >> >> already doing this we should extend the same every where.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best Regards
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke
> >> >wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Yesterday morning as I drove to the city, my trip was disrupted by a
> >> >>> woman
> >> >>> driving ahead of me.  She was most likely driving a stick shift
> >> Toyota
> >> >>> when at Muthaiga Market (has a small hill as you join on to
> >> Parklands)
> >> >>> her
> >> >>> car slowly sled backwards resting on the front of my VW bug.  She
> >> >>> realized
> >> >>> her mistake too late but when she came out, she said to me
> >> "Mheshimiwa
> >> >>> umenigonga kutoka nyuma" (Honorable you just hit me from behind).  I
> >> just
> >> >>> had to smile as I opened my door.  The vehicles behind us sped off.
> >> I
> >> >>> knew I had no witness.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Her car had minor damage and as she prepared to call the police, I
> >> >>> encouraged her to do it quick since this is a simple matter.  She
> >> then
> >> >>> says to me "a simple matter".  I said yes.  What do you mean she
> >> >>> retorted.
> >> >>>  It is simple because my car is digital, I said.  Digital! what do
> >> >>> exactly
> >> >>> mean she says.  My car has digital cameras all round and when the
> >> police
> >> >>> arrive, I just will show them exactly what went on.  She stops
> >> making
> >> her
> >> >>> call and started to look at my car carefully.  This time I tell her
> >> that
> >> >>> I
> >> >>> am calling the police.  She then turns to me as says "this digital
> >> >>> business is not good, can we just agree that we just cover our
> >> costs".
> >>  I
> >> >>> said no.  This is the very reason why I mounted a digicam on my car.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> She starts to plead with me.  She offers to cover my cost.  I said
> >> no
> >> but
> >> >>> asked her to put it in writing that she was on the wrong.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Lesson 1:  Technology will help us correct our values.
> >> >>> Lesson 2: If all our PSV vehicles are mounted with cameras, we shall
> >> >>> gather good data to hep us deal with road carnage
> >> >>> Lesson 3:  There are other benefits that will accrue if car
> >> manufacturers
> >> >>> were to in-build cameras just like mobile phones.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Ndemo.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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