On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:39:43 +0200, stephane boyera <boyera@w3.org> wrote: >> people >> Cultural aspects like those are very important for adoption by Africans; >> we've seen projects fail simply because of this aspect. Hopes this adds >> to your understanding! > That an interesting point. I've the feeling that we could develop > expertise in understanding both successes and failures. Do you have any > report/documentation/ressources that describe such failures and the > related analysis ? This is something that happens again and again, each time people step out of their culture. Whether it is about sending an American salesman to a Thai company, without him knowing anything about what matters to Thai people, or about building a well in a village for clean water without thinking through issues of ownership and responsibility in a way that suits the people who are supposed to benefit. Putting a few cases into a page on the Wiki is probably a good idea. But mostly putting a notice saying "THINK! LISTEN! LISTEN AGAIN!" is the useful bit. There are many cultures, many business models, many different things to learn... cheers Chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile, Opera Software: Standards Group hablo español - je parle français - jeg lærer norsk chaals@opera.com Catch up: Speed Dial http://opera.comReceived on Thursday, 21 June 2007 14:59:42 GMT
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