Comments on: The End of Poverty book review http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/end-of-poverty.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Book Review: Poor Economics | DefeatPoverty.com http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/end-of-poverty.html/comment-page-1#comment-2543 Book Review: Poor Economics | DefeatPoverty.com Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:24:39 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/the-end-of-poverty.html#comment-2543 [...] critique the two primary international development perspectives of “supply wallahs” (Jeff Sachs & co) and the “demand wallahs” (Bill Easterly & co). The authors (both [...] [...] critique the two primary international development perspectives of “supply wallahs” (Jeff Sachs & co) and the “demand wallahs” (Bill Easterly & co). The authors (both [...]

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/end-of-poverty.html/comment-page-1#comment-52 Anonymous Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:42:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/the-end-of-poverty.html#comment-52 Follow the pathogy with me:<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Information Communication Infrastructure (ICI) --><br/><br/>Information Communication Technologies (ICT) --><br/><br/>Education --><br/><br/>Capacity Building --> <br/><br/>Development --><br/><br/>More Capacity Building --> <br/><br/>Sustainable Development.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Kofi Annan said: While education unlocks the door to development, increasingly it is information technologies that can unlock the door to education.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>In other words: we know the answer. <br/><br/>. . . . . <br/><br/>We also know that 1 geostationary satellite can cover 1/3 of the globe. 3 satellites = the entire globe covered with wireless broadband.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>So, a 2-way mobile satellite service with alot of capacity is all that's needed, right?<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>For example, find a $10B satellite project that can handle 100mn connections. CAPEX (capital expenditure) would be $100 per connection.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Every Government that has signed the Monterey Consensus is obligated to pay up to 0.7% of its GDP towards ODA (Official Development Asistance). <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>How many ICI projects are on ODA budgets right now? <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>ZILCH.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Governments are not serious about ICI deployment. In fact YOU are not serious, if you really think about it & are truthful.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>You are all just playing around the edges - thinking you are hot stuff. But really you are just trying to big note yourself - on a level you can handle -- on a country-by-country basis. The world will need 192 heros like you simultaneously to rise up, invest $1-5B per country & still you heros will not have even made a dent in the digital divide - let alone deploy ICI at $100 per person! <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Meanwhile 2015 comes long - 5 billion digital-poor still don't have personal internet internet connections. <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>The UN MDG of Universal Education for 370 million children is now a DEAD DREAM.<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>When will someone stand up & approach this globally?<br/><br/>.<br/><br/>That's right. It's about power & ego & money. Who will control the system? Not you. AND then you will be cynical IF such a project does exist - you would look for a way to cut it down, criticize it, mock it. If it's not about you, then if you are truthful again, you don't want someone else to be a hero - and succeed over & above your well meaning, measly drop in the ocean. <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>What if 100 million poor people access the internet - then THEY would have power. You TRUTHFULLY don't want that, do you? You want to help THEM, to make you feel good. But unshackle them from poverty? No way. <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>Your government and every developing nation's government DON'T want this to happen. They will TAX the heck out the system to operate in "their" country. It's called landing rights- every governement is greedy & wants to CREATE new taxes, taxes, taxes. They are stupid & greedy: they eat the corn seed, instead of waiting to tax the harvest. <br/><br/>.<br/><br/>EVIDENCE? No government is looking for a global ICI solution - that provides cost effective 2-way mobile satellite service. Follow the pathogy with me:

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Information Communication Infrastructure (ICI) –>

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) –>

Education –>

Capacity Building –>

Development –>

More Capacity Building –>

Sustainable Development.

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Kofi Annan said: While education unlocks the door to development, increasingly it is information technologies that can unlock the door to education.

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In other words: we know the answer.

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We also know that 1 geostationary satellite can cover 1/3 of the globe. 3 satellites = the entire globe covered with wireless broadband.

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So, a 2-way mobile satellite service with alot of capacity is all that’s needed, right?

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For example, find a $10B satellite project that can handle 100mn connections. CAPEX (capital expenditure) would be $100 per connection.

.

Every Government that has signed the Monterey Consensus is obligated to pay up to 0.7% of its GDP towards ODA (Official Development Asistance).

.

How many ICI projects are on ODA budgets right now?

.

ZILCH.

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Governments are not serious about ICI deployment. In fact YOU are not serious, if you really think about it & are truthful.

.

You are all just playing around the edges – thinking you are hot stuff. But really you are just trying to big note yourself – on a level you can handle — on a country-by-country basis. The world will need 192 heros like you simultaneously to rise up, invest $1-5B per country & still you heros will not have even made a dent in the digital divide – let alone deploy ICI at $100 per person!

.

Meanwhile 2015 comes long – 5 billion digital-poor still don’t have personal internet internet connections.

.

The UN MDG of Universal Education for 370 million children is now a DEAD DREAM.

.

When will someone stand up & approach this globally?

.

That’s right. It’s about power & ego & money. Who will control the system? Not you. AND then you will be cynical IF such a project does exist – you would look for a way to cut it down, criticize it, mock it. If it’s not about you, then if you are truthful again, you don’t want someone else to be a hero – and succeed over & above your well meaning, measly drop in the ocean.

.

What if 100 million poor people access the internet – then THEY would have power. You TRUTHFULLY don’t want that, do you? You want to help THEM, to make you feel good. But unshackle them from poverty? No way.

.

Your government and every developing nation’s government DON’T want this to happen. They will TAX the heck out the system to operate in “their” country. It’s called landing rights- every governement is greedy & wants to CREATE new taxes, taxes, taxes. They are stupid & greedy: they eat the corn seed, instead of waiting to tax the harvest.

.

EVIDENCE? No government is looking for a global ICI solution – that provides cost effective 2-way mobile satellite service.

]]> By: TC http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/end-of-poverty.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 TC Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2005/08/the-end-of-poverty.html#comment-7 The rest of the developed world considers the US to be outside the consensus, thus the consensus +1. But the numbers don't reflect what the US provides in keeping stability in conflict regions so that economies can grow, and markets can function. Essentially, the $450b. is paying for America's service, be it cop-like to some and war-like to others, that other developed nations like Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, which are near or over the .7% of GNP, don't have to provide. It's like paying a security company to watch over your business's premises. You will be happy to pay for them monthly. Controversial I know! The rest of the developed world considers the US to be outside the consensus, thus the consensus +1. But the numbers don’t reflect what the US provides in keeping stability in conflict regions so that economies can grow, and markets can function. Essentially, the $450b. is paying for America’s service, be it cop-like to some and war-like to others, that other developed nations like Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, which are near or over the .7% of GNP, don’t have to provide. It’s like paying a security company to watch over your business’s premises. You will be happy to pay for them monthly. Controversial I know!

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