FLOSS for Capacity Builders Portal (Project
Details)
Development of a Free/Libre and Open Source
Software (FLOSS) information
portal for ICT service providers.
Service and Program Area:
Centre of Excellence
Status: Active (Dec
2006 - Nov 2009)
Contact Person: Angel Kgokolo
Supporters: Open
Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)
Ungana-Afrika is planning launch a cross
cutting portal, useful to all local ICT service providers including
eRiders. The FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) for ICT
service providers information portal aims at lowering the barrier to
set-up and provide low cost ICT support in economically challenged
regions. The project is currently at the first phase where a SITA
(State Information Technology Association) intern is housed at
Ungana-Afrika to develop templates of the portal on an open source CMS
platform called Joomla.
Detailed Project Info
The FLOSS for Capacity Builders portal is a
small content
development component of a larger three year Incubation Program funded
by OSISA and Hivos. Articles that will be featured on the portal will
include the following area:
- Service providers and FLOSS
- Example service provider case stories
- Integration of FLOSS into operational
structure (FLOSS & eRiders)
- Sustainability/Profitability of FLOSS
services
- Marketing of FLOSS services
- Planning and managing FLOSS projects
- Basics of FLOSS services (Migration,
Implementation, training, maintenance, troubleshooting, etc...)
- Required skills/capacity and available
training programs
- Support structures ( Resources and
community)
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