Alternative Technologies for Development: A Look at Free Open Source Software
| What | Seminar |
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| When |
2006-08-29 from 09:05 am to 05:05 pm |
| Where | New York, USA |
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Will educate and stimulate discussion about FOSS among UN delegates and will focus on the relevance of FOSS technologies within the UN, its projects and development as a whole.
UNITAR Partners: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Speakers:
Open Source Initiative (OSI), Free Software Foundation (FSF), Free and
Open Source Software for Africa (FOSSFA), Novell, IBM, Microsoft, UN
ITSD
Description: Will educate and stimulate
discussion about FOSS among UN delegates and will focus on the
relevance of FOSS technologies within the UN, its projects and
development as a whole. This event will also incorporate experts from
the private sector, civil society, government and the media for a
roundtable discussion moderated by New York Times Technology Columnist,
David Pogue.
Registration: Opens First Week of August