Type Workshops
Target Building Open Source IT-skills of those working with NGOs and SMEs in Asia
Participants More than 140 peoples from 15 Asian countries
Timeframe 7. - 12. November 2009
Partners UNDP's International Open Source Network (UNDP-IOSN) and InWEnt - Capacity Building International (Germany) together with the Tactical Technology Collective (Netherlands), Aspiration (USA) and The Centre for Internet and Society (India). Funders include the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the ASEAN Foundation and the Open Society Institute.

Activity Outline

Asia Source 3 featured four in-depth F/OSS-themed track sessions during the mornings, and a set of elective Afternoon Sessions. The following sub-pages give an overview of objectives, agenda, outcomes, minutes and links of the four Tracks and the Afternoon Sessions:
Track 1: Managing Your Information
Track 2: Migrating to F/OSS
Track 3: Broadcasting Your Information
Track 4: Joining the F/OSS Community or Using F/OSS Tools
Afternoon Sessions

Objective

The aim of Asia Source 3 is to increase appropriate access to technology by non-profits and small enterprises in Asia. Its primary goal was to act as a focal point in increasing the awareness, integration and adoption of free and open source software(F/OSS) desktop and tools amongst the voluntary sector and IT support providers in the region.

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