I would really love to be able to go back to Sudan in a few years time with open source solutions that could really help make a difference. |
In the IT world they talk about having domain knowledge of the sector you are selling into, like banking. For me it was all about getting domain knowledge. |
My epiphany happened in Guatemala. I was looking to do some volunteer work and considered taking a job planting trees. But then I thought if I was serious about this I could go to London, get an IT contract and pay them to get 200 people to plant trees. |
When you work in IT in the developed world there is a baseline of infrastructure that is given. What we think of as simple things like a reliable power supply cannot be taken for granted. |