I have heard an expression "Do no evil". That is good, but to me there is something better... How about a motto that says "Do some good"? Yes, I work for Nokia, so you should have some reservations whatever you read following. I hope this doesn't sound like a PR entry. I just want to put on a human face and look at the issues.

Donations for rebuild and food are very important in disasters of course. Yet in this mobile age, there is one more item that can really make a difference, connecting people. There is an image I have seen from NPR and I have posted it here. One can tell from the image how desperate and important for people to have connections to their families and friends.  When some thing turmeric happens, such as an earthquake, fire, or cyclone, the first instinct for victims is to find their families and friends. The needs for food and shelter are likely to come a little latter. A few words from familiar voices can lift the spirit and make us strong to face the toughest situations. At least to me, that would have been my priority.

I truly believe the mobile industry is a very unique technology industry. For what we do are very personal and human. Sometimes, the impacts are more then we can ever imagine... And some times, the human sides are not something we can designed and architected, they come naturally...

Highlights from Nokia press releases.

Nokia donated 5,000 phones with prepaid SIM cards in partnership with Sichuan Mobile.
In addition, Nokia sent its Care Vans into the affected regions to supply power and telecommunications to survivors and rescue teams, as well as transport a 25-strong medical team.

http://pressbulletinboard.nokia.com/tag/earthquake/
http://pressbulletinboard.nokia.com/tag/myanmar/

W.Seto