[governance] Africa: Mobiles for the 'World's Poorest'

[michael gurstein]

Without getting into the other aspects of your note below, David (should
we really be discussing those more general issues here), I think the
most pertinent question for this list and overall for CS in the context
of the IGF is whether Corporate Social Responsibility and those involved
in this should rightly be included within CS (from a stakeholder
perspective) or within the Corporate/private sector grouping... 

My understanding in fact is that many of those active in the private
sector grouping around the IGF see this as an element of their overall
CSR activities/responsibilities so including them within the CS aspect
would surely be redundant and inappropriate.

MG

-----Original Message-----
From: David Goldstein [mailto:goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au] 
Sent: September 18, 2007 3:04 AM
To: Nyangkwe Agien Aaron; governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: Re: [governance] Africa: Mobiles for the 'World's Poorest'


It's fine if you're not bothered Aaron. And the fact is, whether we like
it or not, it is a capitalist world. And the involvement of corporations
is important in addressing humanitarian issues and those that involve
assisting development of either less developed countries or people in
need of assistance (for want of a better description), whether they have
a disability or homeless or poor.

Corporate involvement in all of these issues will continue to grow.
Corporates are pressured to get involved. It's called CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY. And if you are a mobile phone company, for example, it's
most likely part of your involvement will involve what you are good at.

You may not like capitalism. But it's the way of the world. There is no
socialist country. And CSR is going to become more and more popular in
both developed countries and less developed countries.

David


----- Original Message ----
From: Nyangkwe Agien Aaron <nyangkweagien at gmail.com>
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; David Goldstein
<goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 September, 2007 7:56:54 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] Africa: Mobiles for the 'World's Poorest'

David

In an extremely capitalist world, coiled in some sort of globalisation,
where you have a few amassing all the wealth to the detriment of the
many, the modus vivendi is for the capitalist to look for ways of
perpetuating their cause. The said article which I am still to read is
in that line. the act of giving say 10000 telephones is known in
marketing as cause marketing meaning th ownrs of th product want toi
driv this product into the heart of the impoverished consumers. I am not
bothered

Aaron

On 9/18/07, David Goldstein <goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Another article on mobile phones in Africa. I disagree they are ads 
> for the mobile phone industry, but everyone has their opinion.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
> Africa: Mobiles for the 'World's Poorest'
> Nearly half a million people, described by the UN as "the poorest of 
> the poor", will soon be able to make mobile calls.
>
> As part of a UN programme to tackle poverty in rural Africa, 79 
> villages across 10 African countries will be hooked up to cellular 
> networks.
>
> It is hoped that the connections will help improve healthcare and 
> education, as well as boosting the local economy. 
> http://arushatimes.co.tz/society_3.htm
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200709170360.html
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