LETTERS (Spotlight Weekly)

IT Wave

The cover story "Silent Boom" (January 26-February 1) gave vivid details of the situation of the IT industry in Nepal. As things stand, it seems logical for Nepal to pursue the sector of IT-enabled services. The sector also promises to bring in huge amounts of foreign exchange. I hope the ongoing CAN Infotech show helps in this direction.

Anil Shrestha
Sanepa

Less On Education

Your cover story on the IT sector did not cover the condition of computer education in the country. IT education is the most vital component of this sector which we cannot afford to miss. Unless we have adequate numbers of IT-literate manpower, our dreams of riding the worldwide wave cannot be realized. I hope your magazine covers more on IT education in the days to come.

Somnath Aryal
Kopundole

More Employment

The information technology sector has the potentials to give employment to thousands of our educated youth. The government has to give serious thoughts to promote this sector as it can solve the problems arising from unemployment among educated youth. Opportunities do not knock the door twice. So we must not lose any time at all.

Dinesh Shrestha
Maharajgunj

After The Policy

Now that the government has come out with its IT policy, there are certain things it needs to do further. For starters, the government should introduce cyber laws to regulate e-commerce, which can do wonders for Nepal. The tax policy also needs a few changes to suit the demands of present-day IT revolution. New and more scientific tax laws need to be adopted for making e-commerce and e-payment practicable. And, above all, the government needs to implement what it has promised in the policy -- and quickly.

Binod Kafle
Lagankhel

Halo Of Democracy

Nepal is a country blinded by the halo of democracy. The pleasure of living in Nepal is that there is a never-ending political drama that is transparently empty to the core and quite hilarious. This is free for all citizens, but at a considerable cost to them in the long run. I have not had the pleasure to experience issue-based discussions or implementation of policies that affect or bring relief to the common man. The only thing that is eyes wide shut is political circus that is never ending with actors who are bent on destroying a nation in the name of political clout, dynastic interest and rent-seeking tendencies.

Munna Dada
Lazimpat

Follow The Rule Of Law

While there is serious doubts about the honesty of Hari Bhakta Shrestha, the CIAA, too, should give him due opportunity to clarify his stand ("On The Move", January 19-25). It should follow the international norm of 'innocent till proven guilty'. But this does not mean it should not try and investigate the matter to establish Shrestha's guilt, if there is any. The primary thing is to follow the rule of law. Best of luck to CIAA.

Kamal Sharma
Chabahil

Terrors Of Tremors

Just two weeks after Nepal observed Earthquake Day, there was a devastating quake in India which reminded us of the disaster that could also strike us any time ("Tremors Of Concern", January 19-25). If a quake of a similar magnitude that hit India was to strike us, how would we cope with the aftermath. Has anybody thought about this? Surely, we are living at the mercy of Lord Pashupatinath.

Shaila Khanal
Maitidevi

Taxing Tourists

Bhaktapur Municipality's decision to double the entry fee for tourists is likely to backfire ("Tax Burden", January 12-18). There is no rationale for hiking the fee. In fact, the municipality would have done better by lowering the fee and attracting more tourists to city. This, in turn, would have resulted in increased economic activities and more revenue to the municipality.

Navin KC
Thamel