Read it for yourself. I guess its never to late to start right? Paul should get a good laugh from this
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Citing the potential for debilitating Y2K failures in developing nations worldwide, an international Y2K group today unveiled a "toolkit" that foreign government and industry leaders can use to identify and remediate Y2K exposures.

Relying heavily on backing from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Y2K Consortium drafted the toolkits, which address issues such as internal system remediation, community preparedness and contingency planning.

The kits are intended for use by Y2K planners, foreign business leaders and any other entities or organizationsthat have not yet addressed Y2K concerns, Global Y2K Consortium Executive Director Lawrence de Bivort said at a press conference today.

While he conceded that it is late in the game for organizations to begin making Y2K fixes, he argued entities that start now can still get a lot done before the date roll-over.

"The fact is that if this toolkit gets out as late as Dec. 1, it is still useful," de Bivort said. "That first step you take toward contingency planning can make the difference between night and day" in terms of Y2K readiness, he added.

Contingency planning is going to be vitally important in the developing world, de Bivort said.

"The news (about international Y2K readiness) is generally getting worse," de Bivort said, pointing to what he called a "growing inventory of Y2K problems" abroad.

Recent reports have indicated that many countries, including much of the former Eastern Bloc, face potentially debilitating Y2K failures in their energy, transportation and other key sectors.

While the toolkit has been drafted, the Global Y2K Consortium is calling on the private sector to provide backing to mass-produce and distribute the bulky package.

The toolkit is now available on a limited basis.

The consortium is also looking for partners to help translate the toolkit into Spanish, French, Russian and several other languages.

The consortium is working with Washington DC-based not-for-profit firm InterAction to help distribute and publicize the report.

Organizations seeking further information about the toolkit can e-mail de Bivort at debivort@umd5.umd.edu .

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), October 09, 1999