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Somali Minister for Information talking about a post-anarchic techno economy.

5 pointsby cupalmost 11 years ago

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genieycloalmost 11 years ago
He seems like an articulate and visionary man, hopefully he lasts long enough to see his vision for the one-man-one-vote in 2016, if that actually happens. Unfortunately the Somali cabinet has been very unstable, with several major shakeups and scandals in the last year.<p>One thing I&#x27;m curious about is why no major security breaches of Somali telecom&#x2F;de-facto-banks have been reported yet. With the new fiber EASSy connection, maybe hackers will find Somalia&#x27;s $1 billion+ yearly remittance flows a target worth the hassle.
cupalmost 11 years ago
Choice quotes:<p>&quot;It&#x27;s not a secret anymore that the Somali economy might be the first country in the world where the whole economic sector is virtualised.&quot;<p>&quot;The use of mobile money will only expand, we might become the first society that will be true cashless society that will only use mobile phones to interact&quot;.