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ict@innovation

The ict@innovation programme builds capacities in African small and medium ICT enterprises to make a business with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). ict@innovation aims to encourage the growth of African ICT industries, particularly in Southern and East Africa, through three main actions: spreading FOSS business models for enterprises in Africa, fostering FOSS certification and supporting innovative local FOSS applications for social and economic development. ict@innovation is a partnership of FOSSFA and InWEnt.

Find out more, contact us, join the programme, and/or create your profile on the ict@innovation community portal.

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FOSSFA (Free Software and Open Source Foundation of Africa) has launched a New Mailing list "fossdiscuss@fossfa.net" that is managed by FOSSFA Members. The following are some of the features of the list:

* Free Membership
* Any one can join
* Accepts questions from people around the world
* Aims to answer FOSS questions by FOSSFA community and experts
* Language facilitation in French
* Share project ideas
* Get professional FOSS advice

Click here if you want to subscribe to the list.
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One common reason for setting up a portal is to improve access to online information in a particular field by highlighting the best of the most relevant resources. The following are some of the reasons for setting up the Free Knowledge and ICT Literacy portal:
  • to provide and guide people to the best information (training materials, facilitators guides, free software) available on and for ICT training NGOs
  • to highlight and promote the work of ICT training NGOs and ICT trainers
  • to facilitate sharing of information on ICT training best practises
  • to enable ICT training organisations to collaborate and share knowledge, find answers, materials and build relationships
  • to strengthen and enhance the work of ICT training NGOs
  • to improve access to information, knowledge and resources on free and open source software.
  • to promote communities of practise
  • to provide a one-stop access and delivery mechanism for communities
  • to encourage local content production
  • to provide a one-stop shop for ICT learning materials.