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Date Posted: 08:27:32 02/12/00 Sat
Author: Anonymous
Subject: SENSE OF URGENCY?
In reply to: 's message, "Not without education you won't" on 07:07:24 02/10/00 Thu

> Where are you going to get the educated work force
> that will be required to do the jobs you describe.

THIS IS VERY TRUE - RIGHT NOW, WE AREN'T EVEN CLOSE. SOME PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM ARE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE. THEY WON'T BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE WATER FLOW UPHILL.

You
> are very correct in your statements concerning what
> PNG needs.However, I am an American who has been
> trying to help PNG progress for almost ten years now.
> I have to talked to government officials about
> projects there at the highest level in Port Moresby.
> When I am with them they show such great excitment for
> the projects that you leave with no doubt in your mind
> that something good has come my expensive trip. But
> guess what happens with all the follow ups they
> promise? NO ONE DAMN THING!!!! You can call, you can
> fax, you can try to e-mail but you will never get a
> reply. Oh! I stand corrected. One time I did get a
> reply from the Fisheries people. Exactly 9 months
> after my meeting. So the problems in PNG continue and
> for a very obvious reason. They just don't give a
> damn! There are two reasons why you will never get a
> serious large company to come there and set up shop in
> PNG. They can not supply educated workers and they
> have no sense of urgency.

> THE REASON WHY THEY DON'T REPLY IS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T REALLY MOTIVATED TO WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING. THE INTEREST THEY SHOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE IS POLITENESS AND NOTHING MORE.

HAVING NO SENSE OF URGENCY? IS THIS NOT A CULTURAL BIAS ON YOUR PART? OF COURSE WE HAVE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO A SITUATION WHERE URGENCY IS NEEDED, BUT RIGHT NOW IN PNG EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FALLING BACK TO AN ORIGINAL STATE WHERE WE CAN GO BACK TO WHERE URGENCY IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

WHY SHOULD WE BE SO UPTIGHT AND URGENT?

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