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FOSS: Perspectives for Development |
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Written by Administrator
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FOSS: Perspectives for Development
What opportunities, and challenges, are posed for developing countries by the dramatic growth of open source software? How can developing country policy makers and other key stakeholders make informed decisions about the benefits, costs and implications of choosing open source solutions?
What are the other enabling factors required in order for the adoption of open source solutions to be viable, sustainable and cost effective? How can developing countries expand the options available to them when deciding on software solutions for government applications, and make wise decisions among those options? This infoDev-commissioned study explores the implications of the open source movement for developing countries and make recommendations to help guide developing country policy makers on these issues.
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Platforms and Open Standards |
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Toward an ICT Policy for Africa |
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Written by Daniel Ihonvbere
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High-speed Internet drives economic growth
Report by Global Information and Communications Technology Department of the World Bank and IFC
A World Bank / IFC report by says for every 10 percentage-point increase in high-speed Internet connections there is an increase in economic growth of 1.3 percentage points. The Global Information and Communications Technology Department of the World Bank and IFC has published an online resource for its global report: IC4D, Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact.
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FOSS and ICT in Africa