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    How to build Open Source Software Systems in Development Cooperation Projects

    Posted on March 15, 2021 in Freedom to innovate, News on publications, Open Source & Africa, Open Source & Asia, Work by Balthas

    So you would like to build a software system for a project of development cooperation and you consider using “Free and open source software (FOSS)”? Good choice, as going open source will offer you a highly sustainable and cost-effective way of developing these systems. See also my think-piece on the “why development cooperation should use […]

    Posted in Freedom to innovate, News on publications, Open Source & Africa, Open Source & Asia, Work Tagged BMZ, checklist, development cooperation, FOSS, Free Software, German Development Cooperation, open source, toolkit Leave a comment

    ict@innovation featured in UNCTAD’s new Information Economy Report – Africa Launch with FOSSFA

    Posted on November 29, 2012 in Freedom to innovate, News on publications, Open Source & Africa, Open Source IT business by Balthas

    Great news: Yesterday, UNCTAD launched its latest Information Economy Report. Free and Open Source Software is discussed extensively in this years’ edition, which has a focus on “The Software Industry and Developing Countries”. Also great news: the FOSSFA/GIZ capacity building programme ict@innovation is featured prominently, both in the report and at its Africa launch, which […]

    Posted in Freedom to innovate, News on publications, Open Source & Africa, Open Source IT business Tagged Africa, developing countries, FOSS, FOSSFA, Free and Open Source Software, Free Software, GIZ, ict@innovation, information economy report, IT industry, Open source software, UNCTAD Leave a comment

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      1. pdai on Peer-producing knowledge: a game-changer for development cooperation? – Question 5 of 10 on ‚learning by sharing’31/10/2021

        Building that collaboration may be difficult for some people. so the project that will be built will be constrained at…

      2. Balthas on About24/09/2019

        Dear Wahdan, here ist the source of the Quote from the letter of Jefferson: http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_8s12.html

      3. Balthas on Emerging Schools of Thought on Commons-Based Peer Production – New Article Out24/09/2019

        Dear Winda, of course you can thare the guides - all is under open licenses. See below. Just Name the…

      4. Wahdan Arum Inawati on About12/08/2019

        how quotation of the parts of the letter of Jefferson on knowledge and property?

      5. WINDA EKA SAMODRA on Emerging Schools of Thought on Commons-Based Peer Production – New Article Out04/08/2019

        Thank you for this nice guide.This really helped me, keep posting! can i share it?

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