Can Haiti become the Silicon Valley of the Caribbean?

At A Cyber Cafe In Haiti

Are we only considering the reconstruction of Port-au-Prince... OR... the Republic of Haiti?

Haitians can Tweet, we are on Twitter, we are on Facebook, we can upload a videos on Youtube, why not run a virtual business from Haiti?

Nowadays, with a laptop computer, a cell phone, electricity, and Internet access, anyone can make money and run a virtual business from anywhere in the world... Why not Haiti?

Can Haiti become the Silicon Valley of the Caribbean?

Nowadays when you call the customer service department of your favorite company, the phone calls are re-routed to India and other parts of the world. Could Haiti tap in to that market?

Are we going to dream about running our business under a coconut tree in Haiti or are we going to pretend that Haiti is not a part of Caribbean paradise?

I considered moving to the Dominican Republic many times for 3 reasons:

1. It looks like Haiti
2. It has Electrity
3. It has broadband internet access

But DR is not Haiti... Haiti is Haiti...

Yes... It is possible... and it would be a dream come true for me!

The only things required for any company to run a virtual service business in Haiti are:

1. Electricy
2. High speed Internet access
3. We could include security but I believe with more jobs will come more stability in Haiti

After what happened in Port-au-Prince in January, let's be realistic, I will not live Port-au-Prince, or Cap-Haitien, unless I know that every building is built to code... and Earthquake resistant...

I really don't want to live in fear asking myself when is the next big one coming!

I want to live in Hinche Haiti except... I cannot... Hinche lacks the necessary infrastructure to allow me to work efficiently.

I have a business that can be run from anywhere in the world, Haiti included, but there are some basic infrastructure I that are required for me to run my business in my hometown of Hinche Haiti.

• Hinche has no electricity, and I need electricity to work.
• The streets of Hinche are not paved. You may not think this is a problem but try having electronic equipments in a very dusty environment and you will understand why pavement is important.
• Internet access is a luxury even in Port-au-Prince... ale we pou Hinche... and the few years that I was paying $100 USD per month for internet access in Port-au-Prince was like having a constant migraine. I literally had to tie my modem upside down in my bathroom just to get a strong enough signal to get some work done.

Why Hinche Haiti?

The reason is more than just "this is where I am from" - Hinche and the Plateau Central is the safest place in Haiti geologically, yet and still, Haiti's Plateau Central is the most abandoned state in the Union.

In my father's 75 years of existence there was only one report of flooding and that was near the riverbed and not the entire city.

I dream of the day when I can wake up in Hinche Haiti, turn on my computer, log on to the internet, write an article, and send to you without smelling like diesel fuel from a generator and cursing up a storm because the Internet does not work.

Is the Haitian government thinking about me and others like me during the RECONSTRUTION phase of Post-Quake Haiti?

I hope so...

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