[LINK] Business fetishism (was Re: LINK] Four Corners NBN)

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 19/04/2011 10:48 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> I would prefer to see an orderly and planned take-up of e-initiatives,
> rather than hope that somehow it will all just happen, even if it ends
> up not happening according to plan.
>
> It would be better if the education and health systems, for example,
> planned for the change, rather than waited until their customers started
> using adhoc arrangements. One risk of unplanned development is that most
> e-health and e-learning services will be provided over the network from
> low cost, former developing nations, particularly India, with little
> scope for Australian doctors or teachers to have a role.

Tom,

Isn't that the exact opposite of the OSI vs TCP/IP argument way back 
when Link was first starting.

If I remember correctly you supported the TCP/IP Nike approach of "just 
do it" back then. What's changed your mind?

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
email:	brd at iimetro.com.au
website:	www.drbrd.com



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