Working for the man
“Hey now you better listen to me everyone of you – We got a lotta lotta lotta lotta work to do – Forget about your woman and that water can – Today we’re working for the man – well pick up your feet – we’ve got a deadline to meet – I’m gonna see you make it on time – Don’t relax – I want elbows and backs – I wanna see everybody from behind – ‘Cause your working for the man working for the man – you gotta make him a hand when you’re working for the man”… (Roy Orbison)
A carjacking followed by an armed holdup
One of our work vehicles was car-jacked last Tuesday evening and then used in an armed hold-up at the Lae Yacht Club on Saturday morning.…
Farewell Goroka General Hospital!
After almost three years in a volunteer role as the IT Manager of Goroka General Hospital, today was my last day on the job…
One step foward and three backwards
A story appeared in yesterday’s press regarding the financial support for the development of a Health Management application by a local doctor.…
When will Papua New Guinea embrace Open Source?
Open Source Software remains a viable option for IT&C deployments in Papua New Guinea. Whilst many developing countries around the world continue to adopt Open Source Software…
The Goose that laid the Golden Egg
I was almost tempted to title this post “Why Open Source is here for the long haul”, instead I decided to stick with a more colourful term. Just because a goose has never been known to lay a golden egg doesn’t necessarily mean…
PNG Hospitals Online
During my recent break from this blog I took the opportunity to tinker a little deeper with Wordpress and explore this powerful CMS framework for creating functional, interactive and aesthetically pleasing websites…
Health Secretary visits Goroka General Hospital
Yesterday the Secretary of the National Department of Health – Dr. Clement Malau, officially opened the Business Resource Center at Goroka General Hospital. This was a momentous occasion for Hospital Staff, Management and the Board but also a unique opportunity to present and talk about my vision on Open Source Software and how it can provide long term tangible benefits to the National Health System within Papua New Guinea…
Open Source Software white papers
Due to a number of requests by readers to make several white papers on the topic of Open Source Software (OSS) available, I have created a File Download Section on this Blog. After taking a couple of Wordpress Plugins for a test run I settled for one called “Drain Hole”…
Open Source and potential savings for Papua New Guinea
The following article was published in today’s issue of The National and written by PNG journalist Malum Nalu. The article is based on a white paper I wrote some months ago titled: “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”…
Goroka hospital goes online in a first for PNG!
GOROKA General Hospital has taken a giant step forward into the information age and e-health revolution by being the first hospital in the country to set up a website.
The website http://www.ggh.org.pg/ was set up recently by the hospital’s volunteer IT manager Robert Schilt…
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