On Mon, 7 Feb 1994, Matthew J Ghio wrote:
I was just wondering what sort of business one might engage in in Oceania? Cryptographic software is a possibility, but I wonder how much revenue that might bring in. A electronic bank would probably be a more profitable venture, but getting a high bandwidth net connection in the middle of the ocean would increase startup costs. Telecom, electricity, and water supply would probably be good businesses...but they require a local market that would be fairly small in the startup country. There is also international shipping and trade, but there you have large startup costs and would need to do extensive work to get clients. And there is tourism...gambling, recreational drugs, etc....
Have you read "Oath of Fealty" by Larry Niven? Check it out, it's a good sci-fi that outlines just this kind of project. And please, read the tribute in the front... -ck