CodeZed questions Zambia's wrongheaded software development policy:The industry requirements seem to support ready made packages or proprietary software. Some of these colleges have no PCs and software and heavily depends on theory. For those that have, the curriculum is developed by academicians without involvement of industry and tailored towards a particular manufacturer- Microsoft. Entrepreneurship to start up your own Software house seem not to be viable as the market demands proprietary Software and always seem to be in hurry for ready made applications whether they work for or against them they do not mind!!!!
This bizarre state of affairs is indicative of the lack of understanding policymakers and industry have for sustainability in this industry. A gap that needs to be addressed by education, grassroots organizations and other methods.
The donors are giving funds for ICT and specifications are for proprietary software. Donated computers have a price tag of free Microsoft Software. Most PCs have Microsoft Windows operating Systems pre loaded. Multi national and International organisations decide on behalf of their Zambian branches which version of Microsoft Products and other proprietary software should be in the installed base!!!
Zambia's Muddled Software Policy
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