11.7.07

Enterprising or Social-Enterprising ....which way to go?




At telecentre forum of eGov - India, 2006, the auditorium was very electric when 'sustainability' was taken to the discussion.

'We should build Sustainable telecentres..!'
'Many of the telecentres would be closed down when the donors disappear..!'

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'Well...! Social Enterprising is the only answer to Sustainability problem..!!'

I thought every body would jump into the idea when I threw this to the audience. Instead, all the eyes went deep and dump...as if I was talking a foreign language.

Richard Fuchs was right - 'Social Enterprising' is not familiar to the majority.

But. why 'Social Enterprising'..?

'Enterprising' - prepares you for money making; only aiming to build Profits, at whatever the cost to the community or environment.

'Social Enterprising' - teachs you to make money, while being responsible to your Social and Environmental concerns.

So - a 'Socially Entrepreneurial' telecentre operator, will make profits, while serving the best interests of Community, keeping the moral / ethical fibre intact.

An 'Entrepreneurial' telecentre operator might end up - converting his / her telecentre into a cybercafe...!!

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