IbrahimDamola:


So una still dey blow lie say booharii get Master's degree, jpphilips no be so?

theoldpretender:


Not all post grad qualifactons are masters .

atorioke:
Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister says never used a computer
Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister says never used a computer
A Japanese Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada in charge of the Government’s cybersecurity strategy has drawn controversy after admitting that he has never used a computer.

Sakurada, 68, said this during a parliamentary session that he has never used a computer in his life, as he “has been doing business independently since 25 years old and has been giving instructions to staff and secretaries.’’

When asked by independent lawmaker Masato Imai about how a man who does not use computers could be responsible for cybersecurity measures, Sakurada said that cybersecurity is “a matter that should be dealt with by the government as a whole’’ and that he is confident that he is not at fault.

Sakurada was appointed the minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as cyber minister in October in a Cabinet reshuffled after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The minister from the ruling LDP has been known for a long time for his ill-advised comments, most notably in 2016 when he claimed that “comfort women,’’ women forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II, were “prostitutes by occupation.’’

He later retracted the remarks.

Credit: Oke Nathaniel Atori

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/11/15/japans-minister-of-cybersecurity-admits-hes-never-used-a-computer.html

VolvoS60:



^^^^
Interesting point you make.

Although I wonder...wouldn't his policy formulation be greatly enhanced from the experience that comes with actually using the machines? Given his unfamiliarity with computers the man could be held hostage or easily misled by poor suggestions from his advisers.

For related reasons I think any political leader in this day and age who doesn't have a firm grounding in economics has the odds stacked against him. Nigeria's experience confirms this.

helium2:


His ministry already has staff at its various echelons. The ministry most probable has a road map which is to be implemented. He's decision making skills are mostly going to come into play concerning budgetary and management issues. it is often said that people tat have the good technical skills lack administrative and management skills. There must be thousands of person who already possess technical skills at the ministry.

theoldpretender:
On to the article

We may laugh at the man, but consider these factors.

1.The man is 68 years old. When he was a young man, what would become today's PC was still in the experimental stage. A computer back in the 1970's was a big machine which covered a whole room.Only specialists used it.

2.For those of you Nigerians laughing at Buhari and the man, people their age spent all their working life not needing to use a PC. By the time they were in senior management posts in their fifites, there were lots of young people who were using PC's...whom they could delegate tasks to.

3.Japan is a country that looks modern, yet is still old fashioned in many ways. For example...how many people here have heard of a fax machine ? Last time I heard of someone using one was in 2001. Japan still uses them today. All because the old people who run things there are used to them, and don't want change.

4.We can laugh at our 'lifeless' leadership, but let's be honest....MOST nigerians have never ever used a PC or computer in their lifetimes. The number goes up when you consider Nigerians over 45 years of age. Yes they should modernize...but the fact is, they got along well without PC's ....and they can delegate tasks....so why should they change.

VolvoS60:


^^^^
I'm not sure about this. You can check out his disastrous performance during parliamentary sessions.

When asked by lawmakers about the data security risks of allowing USB drives in Japan's nuclear power plants, Mr. Sakurada did not have a clue what a USB drive was.

Mr Sakurada is also in charge of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. When asked by journalists on Nov 6. what the governments contribution would be, he said 1,500 yen - well short of the real figure of 150 billion yen.

When he was asked about an IOC invitation allegedly extended to North Korean athletes for participation in the Olympics (a pertinent question since there is a Japanese travel ban on North Korean officials) Mr Sakurada said such issues were "beyond his jurisdiction" .

All too often, high flying business managers and executives overstate their abilities and competencies and the results are predictable. Mr Sakurada will be at the mercy of special interests with an agenda since he knows nothing about the portfolios he has been assigned. Well, Japan is a 1st world economy so Mr. Sakurada is a luxury that Japan can afford. The problem is when a cassava republic - instead of grilling its cabinet ministers simply asks them to 'take a bow" after reciting the pledge and the national anthem. Which serious country or people does that?

atorioke:
Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister says never used a computer
Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister says never used a computer
A Japanese Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada in charge of the Government’s cybersecurity strategy has drawn controversy after admitting that he has never used a computer.

Sakurada, 68, said this during a parliamentary session that he has never used a computer in his life, as he “has been doing business independently since 25 years old and has been giving instructions to staff and secretaries.’’

When asked by independent lawmaker Masato Imai about how a man who does not use computers could be responsible for cybersecurity measures, Sakurada said that cybersecurity is “a matter that should be dealt with by the government as a whole’’ and that he is confident that he is not at fault.

Sakurada was appointed the minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as cyber minister in October in a Cabinet reshuffled after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The minister from the ruling LDP has been known for a long time for his ill-advised comments, most notably in 2016 when he claimed that “comfort women,’’ women forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II, were “prostitutes by occupation.’’

He later retracted the remarks.

Credit: Oke Nathaniel Atori

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/11/15/japans-minister-of-cybersecurity-admits-hes-never-used-a-computer.html

mimimile93:
For Victory for PMB