MDTs Engagement Platform

I have not done a tech blog post in a while even though I have been keeping up somewhat with the local tech space. I was looking for the BOLD plan/document that Mark Lyndersay mentioned in his column and I was directed to this new looking and fancy website.


It is the engagement front for MDT where they share updates and we can interact and give feedback. I love the idea. The first thing I did was sign up and the first thing I would want to do is share the devs.tt project with them. Also I see that there are 5 weeks left to comment on the BOLD plan. When signing up to access the website I noticed that the email confirmation came from citizenlab.co (Now "go vocal") which is a third party community engagement platform. I like the idea and I think it is much needed and I hope it bears fruit.

BOLD stands for Building Our Lives Digitally. This has me thinking about the long lines of traffic that we experience locally. Where is the promised work from home policy and why not make online schooling an option for those who want it? At least some hybrid options to test the waters even though Covid was already a test of how things can get started. I agree with the "whole of society" approach*. We are all in some way responsible for building a better country and being part of the solutions. For example, the police alone cannot fix crime (our biggest problem right now) and if we look at the root causes of crime where the emphasis has to be, we realise that a whole of society approach is required.

This reminds me of a typo I saw online. Someone meant to type "most vulnerable in society" and wrote "most valuable in society" and they are correct either way. The most vulnerable in society should be treated like the most valuable in society and given priority. A chain is as strong as the weakest links. This engagement platform reminds me that the government promised an eForums platform since 2020 (I think) and it has never materialised. This has me thinking that the main thing that is missing from this plan and all our plans is a complete listing of deliverables with due dates and responsible contacts and status updates.

*I see a role for tech bloggers and the country needs more tech bloggers and support for tech bloggers

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