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Africa Enters Global Market For IT Outsourcing
nusratt writes "MarketWatch reports that many organizations 'are moving away from India as the place to outsource, because of the labor churn, and Africa supplies the highest rate of return on investments. New York's parking ticket system is managed from Ghana, Nigeria has an entire ministry for ICT, and Mauritius is building its own CyberCity. Gartner predicts that up to 25 percent of IT jobs today will be moved to emerging markets by 2010'."
Wow, you ever get the feeling to do something completely irrational... that you despise?
No? Oh well.
Actually...
Nigeria is well known as one of the most corrupt and scam ridden countries in the world.
Ever read "No Longer At Ease" by Chinua Achebe?
Nigeria has a culture of scamming and corruption that is just a deeply rooted part of society.
But it doens't seem so bad to them, it just seems like a normal part of society. Doing these kind of scam is like a perfectly normal way for a young person to make money.
It's kind of like how in urban areas of America selling drugs isn't frowned upon in fact it is often glorified in the media (movies, music) and the people who are successful at it are seen as role models.
Except in Nigeria scams and corruption are only slightly illegal so it would be more like if selling crack was punishable with 2 nights in jail and $200 fine instead of 20 years without parole.