The actual site of the ISP:
http://www.kcc-europe.com/
From this site:
http://www.courrierinternational.com/mag/INTmedia.htm#
Malgré tout, pour beaucoup, Internet est une bénédiction. Surtout pour les organisations étrangères, qui jusqu’à maintenant devaient payer une communication vers la Chine pour se connecter. Quand on lui demande si le fait de travailler avec une dictature ne l’empêche pas de dormir, Holtermann répond avec assurance : “Je ne connais pas d’Etat qui ne cherche pas à faire pression sur Internet. L’ennui, c’est que je ne peux pas envoyer de technicien là-bas avec sa burette d’huile au moindre petit problème.”
Translation by yours truly:
Nevertheless, for many, Internet is a blessing. Especially for foreign organizations, whom had to pay for their connection through a call in Chine. When asked if the fact of working for a dictature kept him from sleeping, Holtermann answers with assurance: "I do not know a State that is not looking to put pressure on Internet. What's bothering is that I cannot send a technician over there with an oil can at the first sign of trouble".
The businessman explains, in this article originally published in
Stern that North Korea has 6000 programmers (average age of 27) of talent and they will have an opportunity to work because of the Internet.
He explains costs of hiring such programmers:
German : 1000 Euro per day
Indian: 1000 Euro a week
North Korean: 1000 Euro a month
The actual place of their center is secret.
"For fun, when I was there, I went to see the CIA's website, said Holtermann. We had a very good laugh. On the other hand, they do not want pornography". North Koreans are not spying so much the web than its users."
The impact of High-Speed Internet will be very interesting to follow in that country. I wonder what will be the political consequences in the future?
Of course, the issue of a
free corporation providing better tools to oppress should not be discussed at all. Please, I insist, let's not talk about it... It has nothing to do with reality.
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