[wilhelmtux-discussion] Free Software in Afrika

[Alex Schroeder]

Hallo Liste,

Von einer Bekannten habe eine Email erhalten, welche auf eine Free
Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) hinweist.  Auf
deren Webseite fand ich dann eine Mitgliederliste, auf der auch jemand
von der Uni Zürich (!) ist.  Kennt jemand diesen Gideon Hayford
Chonia?  Ich werde mal Versuchen Kontakt mit ihm aufzunehmen...

Alex.

>> Von: Dorothy Okello
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. Mai 2003 20:22
>> An: WOUGNET Update Newsletter
>> Betreff: [DigAfrica] WOUGNET Update Newsletter - May 2003
>>
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>> ICT POLICY
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>>
>> FOSSFA Proposed Action Plan 2003-2005
>> The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) was
>> launched on 21st February 2003 in Geneva during the WSIS PrepCom2
>> meeting. The FOSSFA secretariat has been working on the structure and
>> action plan for the FOSSFA, and invites comments to the proposed
>> Action Plan 2003-2005. A copy of the proposed action plan (RTF
>> format) is available online at:
>> http://www.wougnet.org/ICTpolicy/opensource.html#FOSSFA


Foundation for Africa' during the WSIS PrepCom meeting in February 2003. The interim taskforce
is made up of the following members:

 1. Mr. Lawase Akpolou - SchoolNet Africa - South Africa
 2. Mr. Milton Aineruhanga - WOUGNET - Uganda
 3. Mr. Tunji Lardner - WangoNet - Nigeria
 4. Mr. Joris Komen - SchoolNet - Namibia
 5. Mr. Gideon Hayford Chonia - University of Zurich - Switzerland
 6. Mr. Adebayo Oyewole - ICT Consultant - USA
 7. Ms. Idile Osman Ahmed - ONG - Djibouti
 8. Ms. Abigail Thompson - Ghana
 9. Dr. Ousmane Ly - Keneya Blown - Mali
10. Mr. Bildad Kagai - Circuits and Packets Consulting - Kenya

The mandate of the interim taskforce was to put in place mechanisms and activities that will
lead to:

  * Advocacy for the use and implementation of open source solutions at the regional, national
    and local level
  * Advocacy to donor governments that have already embraced open source at national levels
    (such as Germany, Sweden, Norway and France)
  * Creation of a clearinghouse or knowledge factory resources, database of local expertise,
    website, CD-ROM, brochures etc.
  * Definition of minimum standards, guidelines and advisory parameters for the foundation
  * Building localized/africanized capacity to work on software development
  * Ensure a discourse on open source during the NICI processes and addendum for the NICI
    processes that have already been completed.

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