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Global Free & Open Source Software Movement

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Title: Global Free & Open Source Software Movement
Location: Global
Status: In Progress
Timeline: Ongoing
Categories: Culture, Technology

Description:
Work towards realizing a Global Free and Open Source Software for the developing world creating opportunities for sustainable socio-economic development, empowerment of society through poverty reduction, employment, knowledge sharing, localized content development, education and technology transfer.

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Mar 25th, 2006 - 03:52:58 | Fouad Riaz Bajwa
The need for a Global FOSS Movement recognized in the FOSSFA-IDLELO2 Conference Report. The file is in draft phase and will be uploaded to the Documents section shortly. (read more)

Mar 25th, 2006 - 03:51:55 | Fouad Riaz Bajwa
The true spirit of the FOSS movement was presented at the FOSSFA-IDLELO2 conference in February 2006. Kindly consult the Documents section to read the document. (read more)

Mar 25th, 2006 - 03:50:46 | Fouad Riaz Bajwa
The GFOSSM announcment was posted to global OSS communities and published on the following offical FOSS movement websites of their respective members: 1. FOSSFP: Free and Open Source Software... (read more)

Mar 25th, 2006 - 03:49:23 | Fouad Riaz Bajwa
The GFOSSM was announced during WSIS 2005 UNDP-UNIDO "Sharing the Future" activities on 18th November 2005. The press release by UNDP-UNIDO has been made available in the Documents section for review. (read more)

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Who Is Involved?  Who Is Involved?
Individuals:
Administrator Fouad Riaz Bajwa (Pakistan)
1 Members view all

Documents  Documents
Document Open Source and Open Standards: A New Frontier for Economic Development?, Ghosh, Rishab Aiyer and Schmidt, Jan Philipp, 2006, UNU-MERIT Policy Brief, No.1 2006, ISSN 1814-8026 (online. download (pdf).

Document Policies of the United Nations System Organizations Towards the Use of Open Source Software (OSS) in the Secretariats

Document (FR) UNDP-UNIDO Press Realease WSIS Tunis 18th November 2005 (20.9 KB)

Document (EN) UNDP-UNIDO Press Realease WSIS Tunis 18th November 2005 (18.6 KB)

Document Annoncing the Global FOSS Movement (68.9 KB)

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