[wilhelmtux-discussion] Fw: [infokiosks] UNCTAD on open source software

[Claude Almansi]

UNCTAD on open source softwareChers amis de comunica-ch et de Wilhelm
Tux

Mes excuses pour le doublon à ceux qui sont inscrits aux deux listes.

Ce n'est pas un document récent: mais si Arun l'a transmis à 2 listes,
ça veut dire qu'il ne l'avait pas vu passer avant: il est bien informé
d'habitude. J'ai pensé qu'il pouvait vous intéresser.

"Info kiosks in every village by 2007 - a reality or myth?" est une
liste principalement indienne, qui discute de la faisabilité du projet
du gouvernement indien d'installer des points d'accès internet dans
tous les villages.

Amitiés

Claude

Claude Almansi
claude.almansi at bluewin.ch
www.adisi.ch
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From: Subbiah Arunachalam
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Subject: [infokiosks] UNCTAD on open source software


Friends:
Here is a brief press release on an UNCTAD Report on the role of Open
Source Software in ICT-enabled development. This landed in my mailbox
this morning. It says that the use of free and open-source software
offers many benefits to developing countries and can be "a means of
bridging the digital divide." Best wishes.
Arun


Date: 21/11/2003 08:15
UN Report: open source software key to bridging digital divide

In short: In the third edition of its E-Commerce and Development
Report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development identified the
implications of the growth of the digital economy for developing
countries.


Brief news: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
published its 228-pages "E-Commerce and Development Report 2003" on 20
November 2003. The report highlights opportunities and problems as
regards the growth of the Internet and the development of information
and communication technologies (ICT) for the developing countries. The
report is also designed to contribute to the debates at the World
Summit on the Information Society which will take place in Geneva from
10-12 December 2003.  Key messages of the 2003 annual report are as
follows:  the gap between developed and developing countries (the
'digital divide') in the use of ICT remains wide;  around 50 per cent
of all email messages in circulation by the end of 2003 could be
unsolicited emails (commonly known as spam), costing the world more
than 17.5 billion euro in wasted technical resources;  the use of free
and open-source software offers many benefits to developing countries
and can be "a means of bridging the digital divide";  business process
outsourcing from developed to developing countries such as India,
Brazil, China and others is a growing market and offers large economic
opportunities for developing countries;  the Internet can be used by
developing countries to market their agricultural exports;  the
developing countries should also promote and facilitate online dispute
resolution as an alternative to national litigation.
Links:  Official documents:  UN Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD):
Press release "Open-source software could boost ICT sector in
developing countries, says UNCTAD report" (20 Nov. 2003)  UN
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): E-Commerce and
Development Report 2003 (Nov. 2003)  UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD): E-Commerce and Development Report 2003 -
overview (Nov. 2003)

Press articles: Yahoo/AP Germany
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