Expected Outcomes

• Awareness of Free/Open Source Software - FOSS
• Establishment of a FOSS Resource Center for Asia-Pacific
• Networking and information sharing amongst FOSS advocates
• Strengthening of existing and building of new FOSS capacities in Asia-Pacific
• Faster incorporation of ICT in developing countries; jumpstarting countries with little resources in ICT
• Closer cooperation between countries, governments, and FOS R&D communities
• Clustering of needs and expertise in FOSS
• Lowering of costs, and bridging of the digital divide, with affordable software and solutions
• Consolidation of regional outputs from applications and operating system software research and development

Expected Outputs

• Repository of FOSS Applications
• Mailing Lists, Resource Materials
• Online information exchanges
• Workshops and awareness-raising activities
• Training and advocacy center
• Localization Projects and Packages, including local fonts
• Toolkits
• IOSN portal
• New FOSS Applications and R&D Outputs
• Primers pertaining to technical issues and problems relevant to the IOSN community and Asia-Pacific Region
• Incentives for developers
• Small Grants programme