Re: Informatique: ces jeunes developpeurs en herbe

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:28:09 -0700

Hi Ish,
At 11:25 27-04-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
>Secondly, I applaud his guts to voice it loud through the press and
>ring the bell about "foreign consultancy".

Agreed.

>The call for "foreign consultancy" is strongly rooted in our
>Government culture. I wonder why so many Int'l companies are
>outsourcing R&D to Mauritius if the country itself looks for
>expertise elsewhere. Isn't that sending a negative signal regarding
>local skills? Why should anyone be calling the country a Cyber
>Island when the country actually had to hire two foreigners to write
>a draft on "open source" and is excited about hiring another
>foreigner to advise on .mu? Duh.

Logan is an OpenBSD developer. You have been actively advocating for
Open Source Software for free. The government hired two foreigners
to write a draft about "open source". Does that send a negative
signal to Logan and you? Yes. This is where Logan and you decide to
leave the island as the government or companies in Mauritius are not
interested in retaining your skills.

If the government agencies responsible for information technology are
excited about hiring foreign consultants, is there any work left for
their local staff?

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Mon Apr 27 2015 - 19:29:27 PST