This article was written and published in a leading Cameroonian newspaper, The Herald, on the eve (1999) of the beginning of the 21st century to alert African decision-makers to the long-lasting effects of new technologies on our normal lives, and to encourage them to take appropriate measures to contain these effects. Was this forward-looking advice adhered to? Your guess is as good as ours. What is the situation in your own country today? We would like to hear from you.
The whole world was confronted with a frightening realization as we approached the year 2000. It had become fashionable for many people to work with computers, and many more depended on the efficiency of computerized machines and digital equipment. In many countries of the two-thirds world where electricity supply is unreliable, this efficiency translated into many hours lost waiting for power to be restored. In the meantime, skilled labour sat idle and time flew!
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