| Project Name | FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software) is arguably one of the best examples of open, collaborative. (FlossInclude) | ||
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Main Contacts |
Dorothy Gordon | director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh | Phn: +233 (0)21 679542-5 |
| Fred. yeboah | fredericky@aiti-kace.com.gh | Phn: +233 (0)21 679542-5 | |
| Start Date | Jan., 2008 | End Date | Jun.,2010 |
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FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software) is arguably one of the best examples of open, collaborative, internationally distributed production and development. FLOSS provides numerous benefits for developing countries, such as low cost, adaptability, and a free-of-charge high quality training environment, as shown by the FP6 FLOSSWORLD study. The FLOSSInclude project aims to strengthen Europe’s participation in international research in FLOSS and open standards, by studying what is needed to increase the deployment, development and societal impact of FLOSS in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The project will result in a sound understanding of the FLOSS-related needs of the target regions. |
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| Project Name | Pillar "A" of ict@innovation: Africa FOSS Business Models for ICT based SMEs | ||
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Main Contacts |
Kofi Kwarko | kofik@aiti-kace.com.gh | Phn: +233 (0)21 679542-5 |
| Fred. Yeboah | fredericky@aiti-kace.com.gh | Phn: +233 (0)21 679542-5 | |
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| The ict@innovation programme builds capacities in African small and medium ICT enterprises to make a business with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). ict@innovation aims to encourage the growth of African ICT industries, particularly in Southern and East Africa, through three main actions: spreading FOSS business models for enterprises in Africa, fostering FOSS certification and supporting innovative local FOSS applications for social and economic development. ict@innovation is a partnership of FOSSFA (Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa) and InWEnt - Capacity Building International (Germany). However, the Pillar A is targeted at the Eastern and Southern African regions. | |||
| Project Name | FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond - (FOSSWAY) | ||
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Main Contact |
Silvia Aimasso | fossway@fossfa.net | Phn:+233 (0)54 1381910 |
| Fred. Yeboah | scretariat@fossfa.net | Phn:+233 (0)24 4954413 | |
| Fred. Yeboah | fredericky@aiti-kace.com.gh | Phn:+233 (0)21 679542-5 | |
| Start Date | May, 2009 | End Date | April, 2011 |
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FOSSWAY shall entrench and sustain advocacy on the benefits, use and availability of Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in key West African countries, while providing materials, data and tools for deployment in all countries of the continent. The research component shall provide needed information that has been lacking and is critically needed for FOSS deployment at all levels in African economies. The project, in its crosscutting nature, shall respond to needs in government, schools, governance, academia, professional groups and the African population at large. Materials developed under this project shall be in English, French and Portuguese, catering to information needs in all major languages of all African countries needed for FOSS Advocacy. They shall also be made available in as many formats as possible to facilitate their use and reproduction under diverse budgetary and technology circumstances in the continent. |
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