FOSS COMMUNITIES
This is a compilation of various online groups and communities, as well as mailing lists on FOSS-related issues in the South East Asian region. Please let us know, if you would like to add a community to the list.
IOSN FOSS Community Portal
The IOSN Community offers several opportunities to communicate and collaborate with others active and interested in FOSS development in Southeast Asia.
For example, as software developer you can contribute to Southeast Asian FOSS projects or look for co-developers for your own project. Via the IOSN general mailing list, you can communicate with FOSS developers and users in various countries. IOSN also provides a discussion forum on "FOSS Policy and Development Implications".
Mailing Lists of InWEnt-supported trainings
The below mailing lists were created in the context of different trainings, that were organized by InWEnt. They are specifically, however not exclusively, of interest for InWEnt alumni.
Asiasource2-participants mailing list
Mailing list of the Asia Source 2 event, that took place on 22-30 January 2007 in Sukabumi, Indonesia.
http://lists.iosn.net/mailman/listinfo/asiasource2-participants
Contact: asiasource2-participants-owner [at] iosn.net
InWEnt/IOSN FOSS-GIS Indonesia Group
Mailing list of participant-trainees of the InWEnt-IOSN FOSS GIS Training Workshop on 3-7 September 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
http://groups.google.com/group/inwent-iosn-fossgis-indonesia?hl=en
InWEnt-IOSN-FOSSGIS2-Indonesia
Mailing list of participant-trainees of the second InWEnt-IOSN FOSS GIS Training Workshop.
http://groups.google.com/group/inwent-iosn-fossgis2-indonesia?hl=en
IOSN/InWEnt Linux Training of Trainers LPI 2 Certification, Philippines
Mailing list of training participants of the LTOT for LPI 2 on 5-9 November 2007 in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
http://groups.google.com/group/iosn-inwent-ltot-lpi2-philippines?hl=en
OSHCA Conference Participants
Mailing list for participants of the OSCHA conference on 8-11 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. OSCHA is a non-profit organisation that provides the collaborative platform and forum to promote and facilitate Free/Open Source Software in Health Care.
http://mailman.oshca.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/participants
Contact: participants-owner [at] oshca.org
OSHCA-InWEnt-IOSN: 2007 FOSS Agenda for Health Conference-Workshop
Mailing list for the participant-trainees of the 2007 OSHCA Conference Workshop on "Moving the FOSS Agenda for Health: Setting the Framework for Interoperability", on 8-11 May 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
http://groups.google.com/group/oshca-inwent-iosn?hl=en
Further FOSS-related Mailing Lists
General OSCHA mailing list on issues of FOSS in health
OSCHA is a non-profit organisation that provides the collaborative platform and forum to promote and facilitate Free/Open Source Software in Health Care.
http://mailman.oshca.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/foss_health
Contact: foss_health-owner [at] oshca.org
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Alumni Newsletter July 2010 [it@itfoss]
The 1st Interdisciplinary Alumni Conference in Southeast Asia took place in the Vietnamese Capital of Hanoi at the beginning of this month. Leading theme was the regional integration of the ASEAN with regard to different topical aspects, and the participants filled the topic with life. However, most important is that their offer still holds: continuous dialogue and cooperation – across borders and special fields. Have a look at the work group "Free and Open Software in Public Health" and gaine amazing insights.
Link to Newsletter
Topic of the month
Final Evaluation of it@foss Programmes 2006 to 2009 started. [it@foss]
We are now carrying out an independent *final evaluation* to provide us and you with an overview of the results of it@foss. This will help us a lot to discover the achievement of it@foss and to provide you with even more valuable programs in the future. Hence, we kindly ask you for your support by answering a *compact survey*
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it@foss participant? Join the it@foss alumni group! [it@itfoss]
Have you participated in an it@foss initative? Then please join the it@foss alumni group on the Alumniportal Germany – giving you access to FOSS-experts, world-wide events and training-initiatives, job offers from your region, tips and information about the German language as well as interesting news and a “Topic of the month”.
APPLICATION CLOSED - To all Asia Source 3 applicants: Thank you for your submission to AS3! [it@itfoss]
ASIA SOURCE 3 (Second call) 07-12 November 2009 Silang, Cavite, Philippines
MABUHAY! (Long live!) and get ready for Asia Source 3!
If you are a FOSS advocate, an enthusiast or end-user, a developer or even a newbie who strongly believes in building capacities and empowering humanity with the use of Free/Open Source Software, we look forward to welcome you to Asia Source 3 to connect, cooperate, and collaborate – the FOSS way.
Apply 11th September 2009!
http://www.asiasource3.net/
Open Call for FOSS Experts and Consultants [it@inwent]
We look for internationally oriented free/open source software experts and consultants as specialist and coordinator for our advanced training program it@foss. The application questionnaire is attached to this article.
News at it@foss
Asia Source 3 meeting reinforces Asian Free and Open Source Software movement [it@inwent]
- 150 representatives from Asian NGOs and SMEs gather for open source camp
- Open source advocates discuss tools, business models, and communities
- Theme of Asia Source 3: Building Capacities and Empowering Humanity through FOSS
While most technology conferences happen as swanky, slick, and well-rehearsed events, the recently concluded Asia Source 3 took the opposite track and ran a camp that was spartan yet spontaneous. From November 7 to 12, 2009, Asia Source 3 gathered 150 representatives from all over Asia in the Philippines to discuss developments in open source. For those six days, the campers lived in a communal environment that married fun and relaxation with exchange of ideas.
APPLICATION CLOSED - To all Asia Source 3 applicants: Thank you for your submission to AS3! [it@inwent]
ASIA SOURCE 3 (Second call) 07-12 November 2009 Silang, Cavite, Philippines
MABUHAY! (Long live!) and get ready for Asia Source 3!
If you are a FOSS advocate, an enthusiast or end-user, a developer or even a newbie who strongly believes in building capacities and empowering humanity with the use of Free/Open Source Software, we look forward to welcome you to Asia Source 3 to connect, cooperate, and collaborate – the FOSS way.
Apply until 11th September 2009!
it@inwent launches new section on FOSS Business Models [it@inwent]
it@inwent recently added a new section to their website. This sites provides an overview of InWEnt's main capacity building programmes and trainings in the area of "FOSS Business Models and Sustainable Development" as well as its respective training materials.
Vietnamese and European companies jointly build Free Software [it@inwent]
Hanoi 10 June 2007: A match-making, training and twinning workshop for European and Vietnamese businesses in the field of Free and Open Source Software is taking place this week in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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