hi sunil i think you will be limiting yourselves if you exclude individuala
rene abad ed-y3k foundation > Dear Friends, > > I would like to bring to your attention this request for expression of > interest to initiate and manage a sub-regional node of the International > Open Source Network with the guidance of the UNDP Asia-Pacific Development > Information Programme. Expressions of interest will be entertained only > from > institutions and not individuals. Please submit your expression of > interest > by 20 September 2005 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > With best regards > > Sunil Abraham > > Manager > International Open Source Network > Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme > United Nations Development Programme > Bangkok, Thailand > > ========================================================================== > > Request for expression of interest to manage a sub-regional node of the > International Open Source Network > > More details at <http://www.apdip.net/news/iosneoi> > > ========================================================================== > > The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP), a regional > UNDP > initiative to promote information and communication technologies (ICT) for > sustainable human development, is seeking expressions of interest from > organizations in the Asia-Pacific region to initiate and manage > sub-regional > nodes of the International Open Source Network (IOSN). > > We are looking for three partners to manage three sub-regional nodes in > the > Asia-Pacific region. These nodes can possibly be called 'IOSN South Asia', > 'IOSN ASEAN+3', and 'IOSN Pacific Island Countries'. The list of countries > that would fall under each sub-regional node and which are, therefore, > eligible to submit an expression of interest is given below. > > Ideally, we are looking for a government agency, academic institution or > civil society organization with a proven track record in Free/Open Source > Software (FOSS) development, research, deployment, and advocacy. The > candidate organization must be able to internalize sub-regional needs and > priorities in FOSS and design and implement a programme that is truly > needs-based. > > Primary Research Focus: The sub-regional nodes will undertake research > activities in three primary focus areas, namely, Open Content, Open > Standards and Open Source. This could be accomplished via the > establishment > of research teams or "cells" within each sub-regional facility. Besides a > small core staff, these teams/cells could include volunteers and/or > consultants who will collaborate across a wide spectrum of activities such > as data collection, research, analysis, authoring and review. We believe > this will encourage other institutions from the public and volunteer > sectors > to undertake serious research into various aspects and implications of > FOSS > for the developing world. The primary focus of research for each > sub-region > could be: > > * IOSN South Asia -- Open Content > * IOSN ASEAN+3 -- Open Standards > * IOSN Pacific Island Countries -- Open Source > > Secondary Research Focus: Apart from the primary research focus area > mentioned above, each sub-regional node could also conduct research on > specific areas of FOSS application where either software or human > resources > are unavailable in the Asia-Pacific region. Many of these focus areas were > identified during the first Free/Open Source Software Asia Pacific > (FOSSAP) > consultation held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2004. > > IOSN has already produced some research outputs in connection with a few > areas such as Localization. But additional concerted and specialized > research is required in, for example, e-Learning; health; finance; > e-governance; geographic information system (GIS); and multimedia. Perhaps > the proposed sub-regional centres could focus as follows: > > * IOSN South Asia -- e-Learning > * IOSN ASEAN+3 -- Health, Finance and e-Governance > * IOSN Pacific Island Countries -- GIS, Earth Science, and Multimedia, > Imaging and Publishing > > IOSN Portal: The IOSN portal <http://www.iosn.net> serves as a > comprehensive, online resource centre providing information on FOSS, FOSS > news, wikis, blogs, and online discussion forums, and acts as a means for > the FOSS community to collaborate and interact. It is co-managed by IOSN > and > FOSS advocates throughout the region and all three sub-regional nodes will > partake in its management in the areas of their expertise and > specialization. > > Each selected sub-regional node will be designated as a UNDP-APDIP Centre > of > Excellence on FOSS. > > UNDP-APDIP will provide seed financing, incubation services for 12-18 > months, initial hosting services for the IOSN portal, as well as official > affiliation with UNDP-APDIP. Each sub-regional node will also receive > overall guidance, support and management assistance by IOSN and UNDP-APDIP > in delivering its activities. > > Information concerning IOSN, is provided at > http://www.apdip.net/about/brochures/APDIP-Brochure-FOSS-r2.pdf and can > also > be found at http://www.iosn.net. > > Expressions of interest are treated confidentially and should be sent no > later than September 20, 2005 by email to the manager of IOSN, Mr. Sunil > Abraham, at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and include the following information in no > more than 16 pages: > > 1. A brief profile of your organization, including vision, objectives, > programmes, projects, activities and a brief summary of achievements. Also > include key data regarding infrastructure and human resources and annex > the > legal act/statutes establishing your organization. Finally, include key > financial information such as sources of funding and financial > sustainability. (Maximum 3 pages) > > 2. A description of your institutional expertise/experience with regard to > FOSS, along with brief (8-10 lines) description of each major FOSS-related > project/programme undertaken so far. (Maximum 4 pages) > > 3. A description of your linkages and connections with government > agencies, > civil society organizations, academic organizations, GNU/Linux User > Groups, > Free Software Foundations and other FOSS researchers and practitioners. > (Maximum 2 pages) > > 4. The ideas and expectations you would bring to the implementation and > future development of the information service, the resources your > organization would be able to contribute in the medium- and long-term, and > a > suggested time-frame for transitioning the service, including management > of > the IOSN portal for the sub-region, and in making it sustainable. (Maximum > 6 > pages) > > 5. A brief profile of the individual that would lead this effort in > your organization and any other possible members of the team. (Maximum 1 > page) > > > NOTE: Expressions of interest will be entertained only from institutions > and > not individuals. We will acknowledge receipt of all expressions of > interest > by email but contact only those organizations we take further interest in. > > --------------------------------- > > List of Countries for South Asia: > > Afghanistan > Bangladesh > Bhutan > India > Iran > Maldives > Nepal > Pakistan > Sri Lanka > > List of Countries for ASEAN +3: > > Brunei Darussalam > Cambodia > China > Indonesia > Japan > Democratic People's Republic of Korea > Republic of Korea > Lao PDR > Malaysia > Mongolia > Myanmar > Philippines > Singapore > Thailand > Timor Leste > Viet Nam > > List of Countries for the Pacific: > > Australia > Cook Islands > Fiji > Federated States of Micronesia > French Polynesia > Kiribati > Nauru > New Caledonia > New Zealand > Niue > Palau > Papua New Guinea > Republic of Marshall Islands > Solomon Islands > Tokelau > Tonga > Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands > Tuvalu > Vanuatu > > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
