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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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The Community Education Computer Society (CECS) is an ICT training NGO which was established in April 1985 for the technologically empowerment of the historically disadvantaged. The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) provided CECS with funding to implement an ICT Literacy project in seven countries in the Southern African region (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia). In doing so, CECS has:

  • Developed an ICT Literacy curriculum

  • Trained trainers

  • Developed the following manuals:

  • PC refurbishing

  • ICT training for mathematics teachers

  • Accounting training using TurboCASH

  • Conducted a workshop on ICTs and women entrepreneurship

At the same time, the Meraka Institute was engaged in the establishment of Free Knowledge Communities. The initiative aims to make it possible for anyone, anywhere to gain access to free knowledge and free cultural resources for any purpose, via various media as required by the local circumstances. 

OSISA has provided support for the development of a Free Knowledge and ICT Literacy portal to be implemented by CECS in collaboration with Meraka Institute.