A Whole New Set of Problems
Mauritius: Call-Centre And BPO Sector Needs Lower International Bandwidth Prices to Stay Competitive
The "great" thing about this article is that the reason for stress here is that competing in the international business world is the greatest concern. Mauritius is a island nation located off of the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean which itself is a much larger island nation located off of the coast of southeast Africa.
"Bandwidth is the petrol of the new global economy and as the price of actual petrol continues to go through the roof, it is an essential component of being able to sell "smart exports" based on "think-work" rather than simply minerals, produce or tourism."
Getting into these "smart exports" for a nation that is lacking in resources, land space or the traditional development path seems to be a very intelligent way to go - Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore focused on education, services, exports to wealthy nations and high tech manufacturing to make their moves.
With internet cables being run all over the world there are going to be quite a few groups who will have the potential to create whole new paths to development. Skip the manufacturing and head straight to the knowledge economies. Might we skip the ravaging of the environment that occurs as so many countries develop? And since one key of the knowledge economy is that the populace must be decently educated and one potential trait is a generally higher standard of living- might there also be lesser political strife with that combination of education and wealth?
This is the firt time human beings on Earth have ever developed this world. This is the first time we have built out this planet. This is the first time we have done any of this. You and I are both part of the experiment.
The "great" thing about this article is that the reason for stress here is that competing in the international business world is the greatest concern. Mauritius is a island nation located off of the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean which itself is a much larger island nation located off of the coast of southeast Africa.
"Bandwidth is the petrol of the new global economy and as the price of actual petrol continues to go through the roof, it is an essential component of being able to sell "smart exports" based on "think-work" rather than simply minerals, produce or tourism."
Getting into these "smart exports" for a nation that is lacking in resources, land space or the traditional development path seems to be a very intelligent way to go - Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore focused on education, services, exports to wealthy nations and high tech manufacturing to make their moves.
With internet cables being run all over the world there are going to be quite a few groups who will have the potential to create whole new paths to development. Skip the manufacturing and head straight to the knowledge economies. Might we skip the ravaging of the environment that occurs as so many countries develop? And since one key of the knowledge economy is that the populace must be decently educated and one potential trait is a generally higher standard of living- might there also be lesser political strife with that combination of education and wealth?
This is the firt time human beings on Earth have ever developed this world. This is the first time we have built out this planet. This is the first time we have done any of this. You and I are both part of the experiment.
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