[Osmf-talk] Sustainable Participation in OSM (was Tanzania)

[Oleksiy Muzalyev]

Just looked up the economical growth of Tanzania 
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG . It was seven 
percent last year.

For comparison, for France and Germany it was less than 1%, the USA 
1.9%, Russian Federation 1.3%, etc.

The economy is Africa as a whole grows about 5% a year. It is a strong 
growth. The area of Africa is more than thirty million square 
kilometers, it is about three times more that the area of the USA. So it 
has unlimited natural resources, and therefore this remarkable 
economical growth will continue for sure.

I doubt that an access to Internet or a smart-phone are an issue in 
urban centers, and that they alone explain low contribution.

brgds
Oleksiy


On 04.09.2014 16:01, Simon Poole wrote:
> ...rather rare, individuals in such countries that want to and can afford to contribute
> to OSM longer term...
>