Hello,
At 07:48 23-05-2015, Dhiruj Rambaran wrote:
> In the above I'm just stating a reality as witnessed by
> myself and some others I know. The govt has nothing to do with me
> and one can say anything at any time. In any case, it will depend
> on what the issue is.. what is our objective but, more importantly,
> what kind of results do we expect from the encounter (I am assuming
> one's goal is to expect results?)
I'll use the last workshop which I attended as an example. One of
the speakers stated that user groups are participating in the
discussions. I'll leave Mr Sookun to comment for the Linux User
Group Meta as he was representing that user group. In my opinion,
that is incorrect as the Mauritius Internet Users has not been
approached to participate in the discussions. I commented so that
the Mauritius Internet Users is not included in a report saying that
we agreed to what was discussed.
The objective of participating in an event or committee is to attain
a result or a decision which moves us closer to a result. The
reality which you witnessed is similar to some cases I came
across. After an encounter I send an email to this mailing list so
that everyone knows what is happening. I am also asking everyone for
their opinion or advice on what to do next.
> It is not the "views" that's the issue, because they are
> genuine views, but rather the presentation of these views in order
> to get these points across and, hopefully, have something
I prefer not to do things in hope that something will be done. I
prefer to take the facts, ignore the gossip, and do an analysis. I
then present them outside this mailing list in a way to attain a
result. It is well-known in Mauritius that a person promoting
himself/herself can be offered an appointment or a juicy contract in
exchange for his/her silence. I guess that is why Shelly would like
to know more about your opinions on the various topics being
discussed. Let's say that you did not disclose that you are a member
of, for example, the ICT Advisory Council and you do not have time to
participate in discussions when the ICT Advisory Council is
mentioned. That could create a perception that you are lobbying in
favour of government.
> done about it. And in regards to a representative trying to look
> good (for personal reasons) in front of this group of incompetents
> known as "the Mauritian government", well... if i spoke for myself,
> any government, ruling a tiny island (sometimes totally absent in
> some maps!), is barely a yardstick to measure one's dreams,
> aspirations and capabilities against. Some of us may want to look
> good in front of the Mauritian government.. others may want to look
> good in a global magazine like "Time". It may happen, one day, that
> I may sacrifice my soul for the whole world... but certainly not
> for a dead Volcano jutting above sea level in the Indian Ocean.
A lot of people aspire to look good in Mauritius or outside
Mauritius. There is an interview of Mr Rambaran at
http://www.defimedia.info/defi-quotidien/dq-economie/item/4228-rencontre--dhiruj-rambaran-%E2%80%93-un-programmeur-au-service-de-sa-majest%C3%A9-britannique.html
There is an interview of Mr Sookun at
http://www.lexpress.mu/video/246943/govmu-ish-sookun-choque-nouvelle-gaffe
There is an interview of Mr Velvindron at
http://www.lexpress.mu/article/246972/mauriciens-qui-brillent-en-informatique
Is it a problem to look good in Mauritius because of that?
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Sat May 23 2015 - 17:01:53 PST