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Linux-Announce Digest #549
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Linux-Announce Digest #549, Volume #4 Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:13:05 EDT
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FLOSS... at Highway Africa ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:18:34 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: FLOSS... at Highway Africa
EXPERTS REFLECT ON OPEN SOURCE FOR IT GROWTH
Utilizing existing resources is key to successful IT growth in Africa, and
Open Source Software (OSS) seems to fit the bill. The African information
technology (IT) resource community gathered at the Highway Africa conference
in South Africa to advocate the use of OSS for both public and private
institutions to engage in fast-paced IT growth. One of the major advantages
of Open Source is that the software fits the peculiar environment of Africa
where access to computers is poor, said Joris Komen, who runs Schoolnet in
Namibia. He contends that the software runs effectively on refurbished
computers, which currently play a major role in efforts to increase
technology access on the continent. "I am a great believer in open source
software and WiFi (Wireless Fidelity). I think it is one of the technologies
that will create significant change because of its ability to connect
anywhere," says Jeffrey Cole, director of the UCLA Center for Communication
Policy in the United States. South Africa and Tanzania have already started
to implement OSS to save costs. Uganda, Ghana and Zambia are also
fast-tracking toward OSS.
SOURCE: Vanguard (Lagos); AUTHOR: Godfrey Ikhemuemhe
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe124092003.html
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