[governance] MAG Nominees [Message to List from Co-Coordinator]

[nhklein]

Thanks, Fouad,

for raising also "technicalities" at your end. I know well that some - 
far away - people just cannot understand what it actually means not to 
have regular electricity.

Just to share a memory: when I operated the only ISP in Cambodia early 
1994 to mid 1997, this was my electricity supply for the system, which I 
put together from what I could find on the local market:

Japanese 24 Volt DC truck battery
Thai charger from 220 AC when we had public electricity supply
US inverter 24 V DC to 110 V AC (specially imported)
Vietnamese transformer 110 V AC to 220 V AC
home grown 220 V AC - mostly enough capacity, but not always - until the 
public electricity started again

Sorry, a bit off list - but it is a plea to all who do not have regular 
electricity disruptions, to understand what different 
economic/technological conditions can mean.


Norbert Klein



On 02/02/2012 08:10 AM, Fouad Bajwa wrote:
> True but two situations here:
>
> 1. Such processes should be attempted to be completed at least 2 days
> before deadlines by our committees despite the challenges are real
> that NomCom may have witnessed.
>
> 2. 12 Hour Deadlines are not conducive for everyone, especially for
> developing country regions. The electricity at my end has been
> returning after 3-4 hours and after half an hour of light, it is gone
> again. This means its a challenge to even charge my laptop and I was
> communicating with you over a 2 inch cell phone screen.
>
> 3. We will raise these issues that ample time should be given and
> holiday seasons respected, during the upcoming MAG meeting as well to
> allow a good amount of time with well before intimations.
>
> Best
>
> Fouad

-- 
In April 2011, I started a new blog:

...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia
http://www.thinking21.org/

continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia.
This is my latest posting:

Council of Ministers and UN Special Expert – continued (29.1.2012)
http://www.thinking21.org/?p=708


Norbert Klein
nhklein at gmx.net
Phnom Penh / Cambodia



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