Message-ID: <19990429183425.AAA25313@LOCALNAME> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:40:07 -0004 From: Kerry Miller <mailto:kerryo@ns.sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: Y2K in Africa To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Reid,> My concern is that a simpler approach be offered, one that does
> not involve costly programs. Could this be an issue of sustainability,
> where the appropriate solutions might be some of those outlined here?
> Not so far up country from where I live, when a part breaks on a water
> pump the pump is abandoned. How can we expect utility companies to
> search out complex programs and the experts to install and test them?
>
The simple solution is called double entry book-keeping, and is available to any operation where manpower is still comparatively cheap.
Any villager who depends on a water pump can teach the utility something about depending on software that must never fail: keep a bucket on hand.
kerry