Ubuntu founder advises SA on IT strategy
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| He stressed the importance of having effective regulation - such as was done
| in Europe which allowed it to surpass the US in mobile communication
| technology.
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| He criticised the US approach of relying on the free market to sort out all
| problems, saying it was essential to have regulation that allowed for shared
| open standards that encouraged strong competition, thereby pitting economic
| ambition against economic ambition.
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| "I am very concerned that that the world is swallowing the US' intellectual
| property views without too much questioning," he stated, making reference to
| the fact that these views are being exported as annexures to free trade
| agreements. The problem he that said he had with this was that the US was in
| an unusual position in that it had the largest IP repository and a vastly
| competitive advantage. He argued that no other country could reach such a
| position.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1682
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SA Government punts Firefox
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| The South African Department of Communications (DoC) is actively
| punting the popular Firefox web browser. The SA Government has
| already embraced open source software, but it seems to be pushing
| the anti-Microsoft envelope even further.
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http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/549.html
Education dept eyes stronger free software policy
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| South Africa's education department may re-look at its policies
| regarding free and open source software and pursue a stronger open
| source strategy in light of the government's free software strategy
| adopted in February this year.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1460
Nepad e-Schools kicks off in SA
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| Maripe is one of six schools in SA in which computer labs and
| audio-visual centres will be installed as part of the demo project,
| which includes 18 African countries. The initiative was launched in
| March 2003 and aims to see the digitisation of all of the estimated
| 600 000 schools in Africa by 2013.
|
| [...]
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| The computers have been equipped with a Linux operating system,
| e-mail client, browser and office productivity suite, and
| educational software that assists in the learning process, as
| well as the administration and maintenance of the school.
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0704181037.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=ST
http://tinyurl.com/2n8pa8
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