[governance] FW: FLOSS INCLUDE - Press Release

Wed Feb 20 22:07:22 EST 2008

Guru

Can you see this and confirm it to guru -- on what we are doing in floss pl
see a recent email from me.  param 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vinay Sreenivasa [mailto:vinay at itforchange.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:12 PM
> To: Shilpa Rao
> Cc: Guru; 'Anita'; 'Parminder'; 'Roshni Nuggehalli'; 'Mridula'
> Subject: Re: FLOSS INCLUDE - Press Release
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Sorry for the delay. Was busy with field visit yesterday and some walk-in
> interview for tech support today, plus a couple of other things. I have
> prepared
> a 1 page brief to be posted across to various lists. I have included it in
> text
> below and added as attachment. Guru,Param can you please review before I
> send it
> out?
> 
> Also - another question I have is, are we mailing out to the lists just as
> FYI
> or do we expect any action/response from them? If it is just information I
> am
> wondering if I should add a line saying that this is just to inform the
> members
> of a newly launched FOSS project.If we expect any action, we should state
> that
> as well I guess. Let me know your thoughts.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vinay.
> 
> *****************************************************
> Apologies for cross-posting.
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Greetings from ITforChange!
> 
> The European Union has launched a study on Open Source as a Development
> Tool.
> Dubbed FLOSS Include and funded under the EU's 7th Framework Programme,
> the two
> year project will be carried out by a project team of research institutes,
> government agencies, private companies and non-governmental organizations
> in 9
> countries - Argentina, Cambodia, China, Ghana, India, South Africa, Spain
> and
> the UK. The consortium is led by UNU-MERIT, a joint research and training
> centre
> of United Nations University and Maastricht University in the Netherlands
> and
> includes among \other organizations, Canonical Ltd.
> 
> The FLOSS Include project will carry out an in-depth analysis of the
> technical,
> business and socio-political needs for the growth of FLOSS use, deployment
> and
> development in the target regions.
> In pilot efforts, the partners will implement FLOSS solutions, tools and
> services to ensure they are cost-effective and practical for each
> environment.
> The FLOSS Include aims to ensure a lasting impact beyond the project
> duration.
> 
> A project factsheet is available at http://flossinclude.eu
> 
> ITfC and Floss Include
> 
> ITforChange (http://www.itforchange.net/) and Sarai, India
> (http://www.sarai.net/) are the two organizations in India, which will be
> a part
> of this project.  As part of FLOSS Include, ITfC will focus on FLOSS and
> the
> public sector. We will be studying the role of public sector agencies in
> producing, organizing and stimulating production of FLOSS with high
> societal
> impact. Much of social processes, like public delivery of health,
> education and
> livelihood support services have a central role for public authorities.
> So,
> public systems and structures have a crucial role in pushing FLOSS in
> activities
> with high societal impact.
> 
> We are also interested in working on FLOSS for public administration, and
> sharing of FLOSS applications among public sector bodies. Currently
> commercial,
> proprietary software is preferred (largely but not always) and we would
> like to
> work on seeing FLOSS being used in a big way for Public administration.
> We will also study government polices for FLOSS an area where which is has
> a
> pro-industry /commercial software orientation and no real enthusiasm for
> FLOSS.
> 
>  Since the issues of standards have a strong connection to the role of
> public
> sector - both as a major bulk user of software and being able to set
> default
> standards through using them in public application , and
>  through direct policy interventions - we will have a strong focus on the
> inter-operability and open standards aspects in our research.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Vinay Sreenivasa
> IT for Change
> 91-(0)821-2343527
> 91-98805-95032
> vinay at itforchange.net
> www.ITforChange.net
> 
> 
> Quoting Shilpa Rao <shilpa at itforchange.net>:
> 
> > Hey Vinay,
> >
> > Sorry to email you again about this, but have you made some progress in
> > this regard?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Shilpa G. Rao
> > IT for Change
> > Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
> > ******************************
> > T:(00-91-80) 26654134,26536890
> > F:(00-91-80) 41461055
> > E: shilpa at itforchange.net
> > www.ITforChange.net
> > ******************************
> >
> >
> >
> > Shilpa Rao wrote:
> > > Hi Vinay,
> > >
> > > Can you take on sending this email to the list-servs by EOD today?
> > >
> > > It should go out today as there have co-ordinated press releases in
> > > all countries world wide. I have attached the document that needs to
> > > be sent out. Will give you a brief about this on the phone.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Shilpa
> > >
> > >
> > > Shilpa G. Rao
> > > IT for Change
> > > Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
> > > ******************************
> > > T:(00-91-80) 26654134,26536890
> > > F:(00-91-80) 41461055
> > > E: shilpa at itforchange.net
> > > www.ITforChange.net
> > > ******************************
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Vinay Sreenivasa wrote:
> > >> Hi All,
> > >>
> > >> Will send a consolidated list of foss groups tomorrow. Also, for
> egov, we
> > also
> > >> need to mail eGovIndia, or Guru is that what you meant when you said
> India
> > egov?
> > >>
> > >> Please also look at the link for this conference-
> > >> http://freed.in/2008/
> > >>
> > >> Some of the topics are -
> > >>
> > >> speaker: Venkatesh Hariharan
> > >> Organisation / Affiliation 	Red Hat, IndLinux, ODF Alliance,
Open
> Source
> > >> Foundation of India, Knowledge Commons
> > >> Title of Talk 	Open Standards, Open Society
> > >> Talk Abstract 	The recent debate around OOXML has focused an
> > unprecendented
> > >> amount of attention around Open Standards. Standards are the first
> control
> > point
> > >> in a knowledge economy and control over standards is a powerful tool
> for
> > >> extracting monopoly rent. The open standards movement aims to ensure
> that
> > public
> > >> data is stored in public formats and that users have the freedom to
> encode
> > and
> > >> decode their data. This talk will explain the implications of open
> > standards for
> > >> India and also elaborate on the policy initiatives that the ODF
> Alliance
> > and the
> > >> open source and free software community in India has been involved
> in.
> > >>
> > >> OpenOffice.Org,Various Linux User Groups
> > >> Title of Talk 	Communities is an oft used word
> > >> Talk Abstract 	In the domain of Free and Open Source software
> communities
> > is an
> > >> oft used word. There are various communities - of creation, of
> consumption
> > and
> > >> of criticism. The one thing that gets lost in the din is that "it is
> not
> > about
> > >> the code". A free culture requires putting in places practices of
> sharing
> > and
> > >> collaboration. The tools blend in with the culture. This talk touches
> upon
> > the
> > >> practices of a free and collaborative culture which organically leads
> to
> > >> creation of people interested in the work. Trying to avoid the glass
> > walling of
> > >> communities, it is an attempt to explore the building up of a
> > collaborative
> > >> creative practice.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> talks at freed.in/2008 - Remote Management of Rural Telecentre
> Computers
> > >>
> > >> Filed Under Talks
> > >> Name of Speaker: Kiran Jonnalagadda
> > >> Organisation / Affiliation 	Comat Technologies
> > >> Title of Talk 	Remote management of rural telecentre computers
> > >> Talk Abstract 	India is currently witnessing a race to setup
> rural
> > information
> > >> telecentres in every single village across the country. These are
> shops
> > with a
> > >> computer, printer and internet connection, delivering a variety of
> > electronic
> > >> services and serving as community interaction centres.Providing
> technical
> > >> support to these centres is a significant challenge, given the
> limitations
> > of
> > >> traditional support infrastructure, whether roads or a reasonably
> > competent
> > >> techie in the nearest urban area.
> > >>
> > >> This talk will present an open source work-in-progress framework for
> > remote
> > >> management of these computers, supporting both Linux and Windows.
> > >>
> > >> freed.in is the leading community event in the Indian sub-continent
> and
> > the
> > >> developing world, promoting freedom in technology, software and other
> > related
> > >> fields, and personal privacy. The annual event makes free and open
> source
> > >> software more visible to the world, and shares its excitement with
> > everybody.
> > >> freed.in helps nurture the community and enables networking within
> and
> > outside
> > >> the community in a fun environment. The event strives towards seeding
> of
> > new
> > >> projects.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Vinay Sreenivasa
> > >> IT for Change
> > >> 91-(0)821-2343527
> > >> 91-98805-95032
> > >> vinay at itforchange.net
> > >> www.ITforChange.net
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Quoting Guru <guru at itforchange.net>:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Vinay
> > >>>
> > >>> There will be foss mail lists - vinay any info
> > >>>
> > >>> India egov and egov lists since the project will involve study
> > Government
> > >>> foss use
> > >>>
> > >>> Also can you upload this on our website as well
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: Shilpa Rao [mailto:shilpa at itforchange.net]
> > >>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:24 PM
> > >>> To: Anita; Parminder; Gurumurthy K; Roshni Nuggehalli
> > >>> Subject: FLOSS INCLUDE - Press Release
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi All,
> > >>>
> > >>> I have sent across a press release to ToI, Deccan and The Hindu.
> > >>>
> > >>> Just wanted to know what list-servs do you want to post this on?
> Will
> > call
> > >>> Sarai and discuss after we come up with a list.
> > >>>
> > >>> Bytes and what else?? Any other Open Source Communities e-lists?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Shilpa
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>>
> > >>> Shilpa G. Rao
> > >>> IT for Change
> > >>> Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities
> > >>> ******************************
> > >>> T:(00-91-80) 26654134,26536890
> > >>> F:(00-91-80) 41461055
> > >>> E: shilpa at itforchange.net
> > >>> www.ITforChange.net
> > >>> ******************************
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
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