Hi Sagar, I'm currently based in Manchester, UK - but am moving out to Trichur, Kerala at the end of March. Though my new job is going to be along a different line to my current one (of open source development) - I should very much like to keep in the loop with the marketing efforts in S. India. I'm also travelling up to a project in Bidar (nr Hyderabad) in July.
Regards, Andy 2009/1/4 Sagar Shankar <[email protected]> > Dear All, > > Greetings from balmy Hyderabad! I have just become a new member of the > OpenOffice marketing community and look forward to being able to make a > contribution to its spread in India and S.Asia. > > I have been using OO personally for sometime now and am delighted to say > that my workplace is also transitioning to OO now. My background is in > social entrepreneurship development and strategy, so maybe I will have some > contribution to make that brings in some experience from work. > > In another note, two days back, the Indian Government released a scheme for > the promotion of education through Information & Communciation > Technologies. > It's worth nearly USD 1 Billion and is the biggest scheme in this area that > I've heard of so far. More details at > > http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/ICT-to-bridge-digital-divide-in-education/2109114392/0/ > > Instead of going down the route of proprietary systems, I'm sure an > effective case for the use of OO can be made, especially keeping in mind > the > experiences and success of the i...@school > <http://www.itschool.gov.in/>initiative of the Kerala (an Indian > state) government. > > Well, hope to hear from everyone in this group. > > Regards, > Sagar >
