this is a very wise decision from the Kenyan government. If developing nations want any control over their own ICT infrastructure & industry, this is the way to go. See Brazil, Vietnam etc.
On Sunday 09 September 2012 20:47:31 Simon Vass wrote: > FYI > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: Evans Ikua <[email protected]> > To: FOSS certification <[email protected]> > Cc: fbt <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:44:20 +0300 (EAT) > Subject: [Certification] Kenya Government plans to migrate systems to > open source software > > After a successful Software Freedom Day in Kenya last weekend, the ICT > Secretary at the Office of the President revealed that the Kenya Government > is planning to migrate its systems to free and open source software, a move > that will greatly benefit open source developers in Kenya. Please read more: > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Developers+lined+up+for+huge+gains+in+so > ftware+shift/-/1248928/1497380/-/kp7oeu/-/index.html -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. www.mountbatten.net tel: +256 758 801749 twitter: @batje _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
