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  • Subject: Re: Replacement:Re(2): eForesee malta-ict: Scena rios for Malta in ICT
  • From: Dekkers Martijn at OPM
  • Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:51:45 +0200

Hi Dr. Falzon, all, 
 
> To tackle this, ICT could by-pass the brain-drain problem 
> by attacking its very definition, which can be seen as 
> geographic in nature. Is there really a brain drain if 
> Maltese intellectuals residing overseas are enabled to 
> perform & contribute locally at various level of civic 
> inclusion? Can ICT help with this? We cannot deny the 
> attraction 'overseas' holds for ambitious intellectuals. I 
> don't this balance will ever be tipped, our size will never 
> change. 
 
With respect to braindrain vis. software developers, 
there are basically two types of people - those who play for 
the money and those who play for the love of the game. 
 
It is hard, given our local economics, to entice the first 
group to stay and play. However, the second group can be 
enticed to stay and play, given they are offered the 
opportunity to sink their teeth into some interesting 
projects. And it is those that play for the love of the game 
that we would like to keep, anyway. 
 
So how do we offer these nice projects that will encourage 
people to stay? Well, there is enough interesting work to go 
around at the moment, if only we stop and look. 
 
For example, within the scope of the e-Europe Action Plan+, 
there are several targets that are interesting, feasible, and 
don't require a high amount of up-front investment. 
Moreover, with the right business plan, there may the 
opportunity for EU or Govt. funding and/or assistance. These 
are exactly the type of projects that are suitable for us, 
and unless we actually do something with that, other 
pre-accession nations will pick up the rich pieces, leaving 
us for the left-overs.... 
 
Kind regards, 
 
Martijn Dekkers 
Chief Enterprise Information Architect 
 
Architecture Team, 
ICT Governance Department, 
Central Information Management Unit, 
Office of the Prime Minister, 
Gattard House 
National Road 
Blata l-Bajda HMR02 
Malta 
 
Tel : +356 25992369 
Fax : +356 234707 
 
http://cimu.gov.mt 
 
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