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Donal O'Neill <hoptoad1@hotmail.com>
Jenik Radon <jenik_radon@radonoffices.com>
Peter O. Jack <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Walter G. Ollor, Ph.D. <gbuteollor@hotmail.com>
Andrea M. Bassi <ab@millennium-institute.org>
References:
(a) ÒIn Focus:
Niger Delta Development Commission, Transforming a regionÓ
<http://tinyurl.com/capgtg>
(b) Peter Jack,
ÒEDCF Proposal for Wireless Broadband Internet Infrastructure for eEducation
and eCommerce:
A partnership for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta Region between
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Republic of KoreaÓ
<http://tinyurl.com/dm327t>
(c) Donal O'Neill,
ÒUnderstanding the Impact of Business — Through Role-Playing
SimulationsÓ
<http://tinyurl.com/bh2ugx>
(d) ÒQuantitative Policy Analysis of Global
Socio-Economic-Energy-Environment Development (GSEEED) ProjectÓ
(i)
Synopsis <http://tinyurl.com/6oaua3>
(ii) Concept Paper <http://tinyurl.com/3k2fk9>
(iii) List of Working Group Members <http://tinyurl.com/65wrk7>
(e) NIGERIA ENERGY POLICY ANALYSIS: Modelling NigeriaÕs Energy Policy Response
Dynamics (January 19, 2009)
<http://tinyurl.com/djxl4v>
(f) W. G. Ollor and T. Utsumi;
"Creation of Global University System in Nigeria (GUS/Nigeria)," November 10, 2008
<http://tinyurl.com/62fcnp>
(g) John McLeod, P.E., ÒCSMA'98, MISSION EARTH TRACK,Ó November 2, 1998
<http://tinyurl.com/yozkqb>
(h) "Development History of Peace Gaming and Global University System" for 40th anniversary of Simulation and
Gaming, September 7, 2008
<http://tinyurl.com/63hqgt>
(i) (02/09/09) Potentials for South Korean's emulating democracy and
creativity of America
<http://tinyurl.com/c7wvm4>
(j) (01/31/09) Energy Policy Analysis with GSEEED/Nigeria Project
<http://tinyurl.com/dy623j>
(k) (02/09/09) Potentials for South Korean's emulating democracy and
creativity of America
<http://tinyurl.com/c7wvm4>
(l) (02/18/09) (a) Presenting "World GRID Simulation" idea at the
G20 mtg in London in April, 2009 and (b) Creation of Global Early Warning
System at the UN
<http://tinyurl.com/ansxql>
Dear Donal:
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).
It was certainly my great pleasure to have met with you by the kind
introduction of Jenik.
BTW, I forgot to
receive your business card. Pls inform me your mailing address, phone,
etc.
I was extremely delighted to know that you are a former executive of Shell Oil
Company and lived in Nigeria for 13 years, knows many valuable persons there,
even helped creating the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the
World Bank fund — see References (a) and (b).
Dear Peter;
Many thanks for those
information.
Peter
is now a Ph.D. Student at Seoul University in South Korea — he is also a
chemical engineer by education as you and me.
(2) I read through your simulation brochures (Reference (c) above) with great
interest, since this could be a scenario of our GSEEED/Nigeria project
(Reference (d) and (e) above -- (d)-(iii) for bios and CVs of Peter and Walter,
and others).
(a) You may then
invite interest parties from Global University System (GUS)/Nigeria (Reference
(f) above) — Walter is now organizing a workshop to create this, and
which workshop may be held in the coming May — You may then attend it,
too, to introduce your project to invite their participation from Nigeria.
This is to follow the Iron Rule #1 of Simulation;
Pls also see the followings;
(i)
Reference (g) above, though I mentioned of this at our mtg yesterday.
(ii) Section 1.4 First Global Peace Gaming in Normative (Qualitative) Mode of
Reference (h), though I mentioned of this at our mtg yesterday.
The
outgrowth of this event is the International Communication of Negotiation with
Simulation (ICONS) at the University of Maryland <http://www.icons.umd.edu/>.
(iii)
Section 1.8 Demonstration of Global Peace Gaming in Quantitative Mode of
Reference (h), though I mentioned of this at our mtg yesterday.
(b) Peter may also
participate from Korea, if possible, since he is now working on eGovernment Economics Simulation Project
(Reference (i) above).
Dear
Peter;
Pls send me your concept paper
of this project as soon as it is available.
(c) As said in Item
(2) of Reference (j) above, AndreaÕs group is now constructing a Nigerian
national economy model with The Economic Community Of West African States
(ECOWAS). This model may be interlinked with his groupÕs US energy-economic
model.
You may then provide us with your scenario for the gaming/simulation of this
integrated US/Nigeria simulation system so that your qualitative/normative
gaming/simulation can become quantitative one as basing on Òfacts and figures.Ó
(3) Many, many thanks for your kind introduction to Prof. Ayrnsu in Ghana.
I will write him in a separate msg soon.
Dear Peter:
(4) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT II) in response to the Reference (k) above.
Donal also mentioned to me about the world famous corruption of Nigeria.
However, this is not much different from Japanese and American — as I
mentioned in Reference (l) above of Wall Street bankers who initiated the
current worldwide economic depressions as the results of satisfying their egoistic
greed with the use of ÒValue at RiskÓ model which was based on the probability
theory.
As you say, ÒSelfless Citizens,Ó the
salt of earth, can reverse the rapid deterioration of our Society, -- education
would be the best direction toward this goal.
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT I
From: Donal O'Neill <hoptoad1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:03:05
+0000
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Information as
requested
Dear Professor Utsumi:
Many thanks for a very interesting discussion this afternoon. I hope I can be
of assistance in any way possible and do not hesitate to call on me.
Here are details on Professor Ayensu 9ex-World Bank and Bank of Ghana)
Edward S. Ayensu Associates Ltd.
Science, Technology & Economic Consultants
PO Box KIA 16525, Kia, Accra, Ghana
Office: 4th Circular Road, Number 1,
4th Circular Close,
SNNIT Estates Cantonments,
Accra, Ghana
eayensu@ghana.com
Tel. Business +233-21-778677
Tel. Residential +233-21-775554
Mobile. +233-244354070
I'm also attaching some background material on my simulation activities.
Best Wishes: Donal
ATTACHMENT II
From: Peter Jack <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Peter Jack <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:48:20
+0000 (GMT)
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: [gu-new]
(02/09/09) Potentials for South Korean's emulating democracy and creativity of
America
Dear TAK,
Thank you so much for your mail which is quite illuminating and enriching. I
will look at the references you pointed out and I also thought about Nigeria in
the study but as you know we have a more devastating challenge than the
Political System; Our people, Nigerians. The moral decadence in my country
defies any known benchmark in history. Sir, I am sure with your vast reservoir
of experience you may refer me to some, but the current state of affairs in my
country is disheartening. It will be difficult to make sense of any creativity
or human/technology performance related indices because of the colossal
leakages in the system. Sir, I was even moved to say the following:
In
consonance with John F. KennedyÕs words of wisdom ÒAsk not what your country
can do for you - ask what you can do for your countryÓ; I say, Fellow
Nigerians, worry not about what our Leaders can do for us, but what we as
ÒSelfless CitizensÓ can do to reverse the rapid deterioration of our Society;
Moral decadence, Naked Greed and Wanton Brutality have become the order of the
day; Values are reversed, as it were, ÒThe Good shall be Bad, and the Bad
called GoodÓ: Brethren, Wither Art Thou?
Peter O. Jack (Feb 3, 2009)
I will surely share the concept note with you and
wish that we may at your convenience work on it together as well.
Humble regards,
Peter Jack,
PhD Candidate,
International Information Technology Policy Program (ITPP),
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP),
College of Engineering,
Seoul National University.
ROK: +8210-8680-5455
NIG: +234-80-2311-2676
UK: +44-770-483-9569
PRC: +853-6234-8615 (Macau)
peterjack@temep.snu.ac.kr
peter@iist.unu.edu
ÒThe Key to Inner Peace and Spiritual Fulfilment is to have a Zero Capacity to
Hate, an Infinite Capacity to Love, and to have Infinite Patience" -PJ.
ÒI am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed, absolute
peace is my potionÓ
"Be humble. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly and
leave the rest to God"
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Donal O'Neill <hoptoad1@hotmail.com>
Jenik Radon
School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
OR
Attorney at Law
Radon & Ishizumi
269 W. Seventy First Street
New York, NY 10023
212-496-2700
Fax: 212-724-3393
jenik_radon@radonoffices.com
Peter O. Jack
Training Consultant/Director
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Federal Ministry of Science & Technology
Plot 695, Port-Harcourt Crescent
Off Gimbiya Street,
Area 11, Garki, Abuja ‑ Nigeria
Tel: 09‑3142925 (Ext 102)
Fax: 09‑3142924
GSM: 08023112676
GSM: 0805 5007777
08033122299
pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk
Walter G. Ollor, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Business and Management Sciences
Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO)
P.M.B 0006
Benin City
Edo State, Nigeria
Tel:+234-803-709-5725
gbuteollor@hotmail.com
Andrea M. Bassi
Deputy Director, Project Development and Modeling
Millennium Institute
2111 Wilson Blvd. Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22201
USA
Tel: +1 703 351 5081
Mobile: +1 571 721 8275
ab@millennium-institute.org
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
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