Re: [ossig] Gates visit to Malaysia to cultivate talent

["Raja Iskandar Shah" <ris.riscniaga@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i wonder if this is in direct response to the malaysian govt open source
master plan - which included oss as education tools for schools and
universities in malaysia ?

is there anything that we can do to exploit this opportunity ? for
example, if m$ promotes visual studio, we can promote eclipse / netbeans
? whatever that bill gates is promoting there are oss equivalent (which
just needs some nice packaging).


Raja Iskandar Shah
http://riscniaga.netfirms.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Charles <byte@aeon.com.my>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:17 am
Subject: [ossig] Gates visit to Malaysia to cultivate talent

> http://www.forbes.com/home/feed
> 
> Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is on a mission in Malaysia to help the
> government improve computer proficiency and cultivate technology
> specialists who could transform this Southeast Asian nation into an
> innovation hub.
> 
> .....
> 
> Malaysia's high-tech industry centers on labor-intensive processes 
> -
> such as assembling and testing components - that rank low in terms of
> know-how. Analysts have said the education system needs to be revamped
> to attract more investment and spur research and development.
> -- 
> Colin Charles, byte@aeon.com.my
> http://www.bytebot.net/
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