[Mailman] SEMINAR-HELSINKI: Free/Libre and Open Source Software in the Developing Countries...

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

OneWorld Finland <http://www.maailma.net> and KEPA 
<http://www.kepa.fi/english/> organise an International Seminar on
Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in Developing Countries

Thursday, May 22nd , 2003

At The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration - Hanken
<http://www.hanken.fi/hanken/eng/index.php?>

Auditorium Maximum, II floor
Arkadiank. 22, Helsinki.

Free/Libre and Open Source Software in Developing Countries - advantages and
obstacles

PROGRAMME

09.30 Opening of the Seminar

09.45 *Niranjan Rajani *(Researcher, Finland): Presentation of the report /
Free as in Education: Significance of Free/Open-Source Software for
Developing Countries/

10.15 *Edgar Villanueva Nunez* (Congressman, Peru): /
Legal and Other Experiences in Promoting FLOSS in Peru/

11.15 *Sinikka Sassi,* (Professor of network communication, Helsinki
University) &* Seppo Koskela *(Analyst, Helsinki University):
/Presentation of the Applied Linux Institute Project/

11.30/ Floor open for discussion/

*12.30. - 13.30 Lunch* (Available in Hanken Lunch Room, or surrounding
restaurants)

13.30 onwards... regional reports from Africa, Asia, Latin America

/The Seminar is Free and Open for Public/

The Report

/Free as in Education:  //Significance of Free/Open-Source Software for
Developing Countries /

/*More information */

About the research project and the seminar itself:/
/ juha dot rekola at kepa dot fi/
/ timo dot mielonen at maailma dot net/
A/bout the Applied Linux Institute Project:
seppo dot koskela at helsinki dot fi/

The Speakers

The Peruvian Congressman,* *

*Dr. Edgar Villanueva Nuuez*
<http://www.congreso.gob.pe/congresista/2001/evillanueva.htm>

has recently become somewhat of a celebrity in the Free Software and Open
Source communities as a result of his legislative efforts
<http://www.gnu.org.pe/proleyap.html> favouring free software and his highly
publicized <http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6099>, well
informed and eloquent response
<http://www.aful.org/politique/perou/english/rescon_en.html> to a Peruvian
Microsoft executive's letter
<http://www.aful.org/politique/perou/english/alt2_ms_to_villanueva.html>
<http://www.gnu.org.pe/mscarta.html>.

*Niranjan Rajani *

is the main author of the research "Significance of Free/Libre Open-Source
Software for Developing Countries"....