Free Software – Knowledge commons for human development

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 […]

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 […]

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…
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
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…
Wahdan Arum Inawati on About12/08/2019
how quotation of the parts of the letter of Jefferson on knowledge and property?
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?

Knowledge commons for human development

How to build Open Source Software Systems in Development Cooperation Projects

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