Working for the man

After almost three years in a volunteer role as the IT Manager of Goroka General Hospital, today was my last day on the job…

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…

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…

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”. The paper makes a strong case for Open Source Software development projects in Papua New Guinea and has the facts to back it up…

The following article was written by Malum Nalu and will hopefully be published in The National later next week. In more ways than one the timing of this article could not have been better. With the Hospital currently going through a process of seeking funding to extend the IT Project to include an Electronic Patient Records System, Malum’s article could not have come at a better time and will certainly attract some much needed attention. There currently exists a golden window of opportunity for Open Source Software Developments in Papua New Guinea and the task of getting this fact through to potential donors and/or investors is turning out to be an arduous challenge…