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Is Globalisation a reality?
April 24, 2007 - 12:38 PM
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Before we get all carried away by how ICT has been able to bring the world into the palm of our hands, we should critically analyse whether these change benefits all of us-equitably.
We can only talk of true globalisation when all people wherever they come from are able to freely interract without boundaries or borders. The fact that I am witting this from Kenya and it can be read world over is a true ICT miracle. It is thus convenient to assume that the Web has brought me closer to someone from another part of the world. Has it?. Definately it has but the question is: Do we all get the same deal?.
It will not be a problem for someone from say USA to be able to get access to the internet cheaply while in Africa it is a real sacrifice. ICT changes so rapidly that the poor majority are not able to cope. A farmer in the US is able to monitor changes in the market from the comfort of his home while the same cannot be said about a farmer in Africa. Most businesses has gone online from simple buying and selling to filing tax returns
These changes have been enormous but some part of the world is being left behind. The challenge is how we can move together as one world without Africa, Latin America and some part of Asia being left completely in the dark. Thats a dillema worth sparing a thought on. But my suggestion is that the well developed nations need to support poorer ones since thats the only way they and the rest of the world can benefit from the huge strides made in ICT
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
April 24, 2007 - 11:36 PM
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Indeed and well said. However the ability of accessing information much more easily than before are doing wonders. It can only through collaboration and mutual sharing that we can make the world a better place to live in. At the local level we need to consolidate local efforts to change the "old ways" of thinking. Very often, it's the old mindsets which block things moving forward.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
April 25, 2007 - 03:08 AM
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Making communities better?
Globalization and ICT have offered a unique equalizing potential for the world with one of the best examples right here at TIG.
Instant international exposure to so many people from so many different countries.
Friends across the street and frirends across the world -- some with introductions to persons in our own country!
There is much to do in order to reduce the "Digital Divide" across the world, but we have to start somewhere.
Building a Better Future (BABF) wants to do it. Many others want to do it, and such support will hopefully come from every corner of the planet.
What has happened via TIG in 15 months is quite remakable and has been summarized in a "Short Course".
Thus the reality is Globalization is here to stay. NOW can we create joint forces that will harness the power and capability at our disposal to bring such capability to ALL? And to make sure the uses of the technology will beneift mankind?
Better communities?
Let's do it!
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Burton Danet, Ph.D.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
April 25, 2007 - 03:58 AM
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globalisation is a reality in Asia.yet some countries of Asia like Myanmmar are left behind.Japan is far integratedin to globalisation.Africa is left behind.development is a issue in Africa and latin America.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
May 11, 2007 - 12:41 PM
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Its already a reality though in certain parts of the world its yet to be realised.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
May 11, 2007 - 10:30 PM
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There was once a newly manufactured miniature clock placed between two old well built clocks. The two old clocks "tick" "toc" "tick" "toc" swinging, moving second by second.
One of the old clock said to the new clock saying: "Come on! You better start working now but I'm not sure whether you can still move after you have swung 320 millions times though..."
"My God! 320 millions times!" said the miniature clock. "It's just not possible for me to do such a big job!"
Another old clock replied: "Rubbish! Do not listen to him. There is no need to fear. All you need to do is to swing once every second!"
"Is it really that simple?" doubted the miniature clock. "Anyway, I will give it a try."
Since then, the miniature clock started swinging effortlessly every second. A year swung past and without even noticing it, the miniature clock swung pass 320 millions time.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
May 19, 2007 - 07:50 AM
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Globalisation of transports (planes, trains etc) , communication (telephone, internet..) and commercial exchange is real.
Yet there s a part of illusion.
Some members also noticed that some countries are left behind. Poor areas as well as coutryside are not connected to internet and mobie phone, even in my country (France).
The illusion is to make us think globalisation is worldwide and concrete. Even though i spend my all life on Tig and tv, it doesnt make me know for real the people i talk to and their culture. Images are always a bit fake, they can never be equal to reality.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
May 19, 2007 - 11:38 AM
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Iris Lea makes such a good point. The many, many who are ignored in the world is EXACTLY the focus of
Hands 4 Hope 4 All Humanity (H4H4H) with which ABC4All has begun working. Here are the initial projects (Africa and beyond):
Global Loyalty Initial Projects
Support for anyone in the world can be arranged via Cell and Satellite technnology with no government and no bank involved.
Respectfully,
Burton Danet
ABC4All Co-Founder
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
June 12, 2007 - 11:11 AM
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Assuredly, those countries/places deemed as unreachable will soon no longer have that status.
With the cost of IT going down further and the ability of every person in every country to contribute, it's only a matter of time that globalization will be realize.
This is not only in the Philippines but other countries are connected to the Internet in one way or another. We even get news about a farflung not always visited place by way of global news network. We even get to know of other people who lives in some unheard of place. Next thing you know, you will be doing videoconferencing with them.
Have faith.
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
June 12, 2007 - 05:10 PM
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Yes it sure is happening, its not all bad though! 
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Emmanuel
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?the trade talks
June 27, 2007 - 12:02 PM
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yes It is really happening .I listen to bbc radio regularly
.My worry is why the developed countries can not give up lot more so that those in the developing countries will be able to develop faster.
I am looking forward to a future where our budgets will not have to be supplemented year after year.
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Andrea Arzaba
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
July 13, 2007 - 05:05 PM
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oliebol wrote:
Yes it sure is happening, its not all bad though! *
well....thats because u havent seen poor people, or nations like mine, Mexico.
Yes, globalisation might be good sometimes (and i really love how I can communicate in seconds with my international friends...or how we can get news from all over the world almost instantly...)
but as it's been said.... there are some people left OUTSIDE. In the case of my country: indigenous. For example people who used 2 sell things in the city and things like that, now nobody buys them because most of the people prefers to go to Wallmart or other places where we can buy the same products, or sometimes worst but with a better package!!
Is...such a dilemma!
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
August 17, 2007 - 06:17 AM
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fleurafricaine wrote:
Globalisation of transports (planes, trains etc) , communication (telephone, internet..) and commercial exchange is real.
Yet there s a part of illusion.
Some members also noticed that some countries are left behind. Poor areas as well as coutryside are not connected to internet and mobie phone, even in my country (France).
The illusion is to make us think globalisation is worldwide and concrete. Even though i spend my all life on Tig and tv, it doesnt make me know for real the people i talk to and their culture. Images are always a bit fake, they can never be equal to reality.
Globalisation maybe real depending on who is talking. I am in Kenya i.e Africa am sure there are enough people here who have never even touche a computer or probably here there is such a thing that can connect people world wide, ask such a person whether globalization is real...they may not even understand what you are talking about..is globalization when a plane clashes only 5kms from an African Country capital city and no one is able to trace it until after two weeks? Globalization may be real in some developed countries but to some in Africa and Asia that is a dream! 
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
August 17, 2007 - 06:24 AM
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Globalisations reality is really relative........it all depends on who is talking!
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Re: Is Globalisation a reality?
August 17, 2007 - 01:03 PM
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Yes of course!
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