<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><br><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv0901348386"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Moderators of the Laptop discussions,<br><br>I beg your indulgence but this was too good to pass. Someone shared this article with me and I think it is a breath of fresh air after the 15+ years that some of us have endured that everything Tech must start in South Africa. I recall in 1996 arguing with my Boss in the UN that we must undertake a certain IT project in Kenya. Her response was there was no potential and nothing much to Kenya apart from the fact that I was Kenyan and the Project Leader. She told me the project MUST start in South Africa, then followed by Ghana, Uganda and Senegal in
that order. I have to find her today so she can see the final sentence in this article:<br><br> "If South Africa doesn't think its position as the continent's technology leader is threatened , it had better think again".<br><br>Who do you think they are all talking about...read the article:<br><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.techcentral.co.za/sa-losing-to-kenya-in-tech-race/40955/">http://www.techcentral.co.za/sa-losing-to-kenya-in-tech-race/40955/</a><br><br>Then continue with the Laptop discussion strengthened by this article.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Nyaki<br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>