*Participants of International Conference release Declaration on Public
Software*
Practitioners and policy makers from India and some other South Asian
countries met in Kochi, Kerala, India on 27-29 May, 2010 for the
International Conference on 'Software in the Public Sector, with focus
on Public Education', organised by UNESCO and the Government of Kerala.
At the conclusion of these deliberations, the participants released the
'Kochi Declaration on Public Software', with the commitment to support
the adoption of Public Software Principles in public agencies in India
and other South Asian countries.
The declaration recognises that the unique context of public software
and its objectives of ensuring equity and social justice has
implications for ensuring universal access to such software, as well as
transparency and participation by the citizens in its design and use,
and urges public institutions in these countries to adopt and promote
Public Software.
The Kochi Declaration on Public Software is available on the Public
Software Centre website <http://www.public-software-centre.org/>, a
repository of resources on public software, which was launched during
the conference.
The conference also finalised the Guiding Principles for Public Sector
Software, which was drafted in the '
<http://www.public-software.in/bangalore>South India Regional Workshop
on 'Software Principles for the Public Sector, with Focus on Public
Education' <http://www.public-software.in/bangalore>, co-organized by
UNESCO, e-Governance Department, Department of Public Instruction and
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (Government of Karnataka), Karnataka Jnana Aayoga
(Karnataka Knowledge Commission) and IT for Change (ITfC) in February 2010.
Media coverage:
The Hindu:
May 26: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/26/stories/2010052650480200.htm
May 29: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/29/stories/2010052960590600.htm
The Indian Express:
May 26:
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/kochi/conference-on-public-sector-software/176518.html
May 27:
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/kochi/a-peek-into-the-secrets-of-success/176612.html
Kerala IT News Portal:
May 25:
http://keralaitnews.com/other-it-news/foss/1080-kochi-to-host-international-conference-on-public-software
Kaumudi Online:
May 26: http://www.kaumudi.com/news/052610/kerala.stm#2
regards
Guru
--
Gurumurthy Kasinathan
IT for Change | Tel:98454 37730
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