-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Kofi Annan's Open Source TckTckTck Campaign Supported by Over 1 Million People
,----[ Quote ]
| The tcktcktck.org website will today receive its 1 millionth pledge from
| people all over the world campaigning for a just and binding global deal at
| the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.
`----
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS45286+08-Sep-2009+PRN20090908
Interview with Shane Walter, founder of onedotzero
,----[ Quote ]
| Our talks, presentation and workshop strand is always a must â a unique chance
| to get closer to the creative process, hear from and experience how, why
| people work they way they do and this year more than ever get hands on across
| toy hacking, open source, digital distribution, city interventionism and
| sharing as a creative business model, thoughts on topics such as how we are
| creatively educated and, how you make friends and influence people!
|
| [...]
|
| A lot of this thinking is hinged on the convergence and collaboration ethos
| that onedotzero has championed for over a decade and is still at the heart of
| . I also think the idea of open source and sharing is a recent development hat
| is now being taken more seriously by larger brands and companies. itâs good to
| be open is a panel discussion that explores this. open source developed out of
| an open distribution of software, offering practical access to source code for
| others to improve and develop together. this open and collaborative approach
| has spread much further as a means to approach design, development, and new
| production models as the world wakes up to the value of sharing and openness.
| with fantastic speakers including nokia, tinker.it! creator joel gethin lewis
| and new media thinker Russell davies.
`----
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/onedotzero/6131768/Interview-with-Shane-Walter-founder-of-onedotzero.html
Recent:
United Nation launches world's first free online university
,----[ Quote ]
| For hundreds of millions of people around the world higher education is no
| more than a dream. The United Nations hope to make this dream a reality with
| their global tuition-free online University.
`----
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25650/1054/
United Nations using Drupal
,----[ Quote ]
| 117 million people participated in the United Nations' Anti-Poverty event,
| and it was organized on a Drupal site: http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/.
`----
http://buytaert.net/united-nations-using-drupal-3
United Nations University urges legislators to support open source software
,----[ Quote ]
| United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) experts urge parliamentarians to
| support open source software and information technologies as a way to let
| citizens participate meaningfully in the information society. They also
| emphasize that policy markers should consider information and communications
| technologies from a social rather than technical viewpoint.
`----
http://www.zeapartners.org/articles/unumerit007
UN agency and Microsoft plan increased collaboration
,----[ Quote ]
| The head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
| and the Chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates have discussed enhancing their
| collaboration on using information technology to spur development around the
| world.
`----
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27172&Cr=&Cr1=
UN think tank urges legislators to support 'open source' information
technologies, software
,----[ Quote ]
| "Participation in, not just access to, the information society is important"
| Ghosh told the UN event, attended by members of parliament from over 40
| countries. "Open source software gives people fishing rods, not just fish."
|
| âThe main issue here is a plea for open standards as they guarantee
| competition,â says Prof. Luc Soete, Director of Maastricht-based UNU-MERIT,
| underlining the importance of this topic to the Instituteâs work. Recently
| published UNU-MERIT studies demonstrate the strong role of open source
| software in skills development.
`----
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/unu-utt051608.php
UN University Launches OpenCourseWare
,----[ Quote ]
| It seems a no-brainer that the United Nations University (yes, it exists)
| should make available its courses for the world and her dog to use...
`----
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/02/un-university-launches-opencourseware.html
Related:
Technical support for open source system now in GenSan
,----[ Quote ]
| Dr. Francisco Sarmiento III, project officer of the United Nations
| Development Programme-International Open Source Network (UNDO-IOSN) Asean+3
| Sub-regional Node, said local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), government
| and non-government organizations migrating towards the free and open source
| software (FOSS) may now link up for support with the Mindanao State
| University's (MSU) Computer Center here.
`----
http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3455&Itemid=50
UN partners with MSU-Gensan for dev't of 1st Foss center
,----[ Quote ]
| A United Nations (UN)-funded organization promoting the use of the free and
| open source software (Foss) has forged a partnership with the Mindanao State
| University (MSU) for the development of Southeast Asia's first OpenHUB or
| accessible FOSS resource center.
`----
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2007/12/03/bus/un.partners.with.msu.gensan.for.dev.t.of.1st.foss.center.html
http://tinyurl.com/2r3d26
Talking FOSS at the UN
,----[ Quote ]
| Weesner says that despite the fact that speakers like Stallman and Cooper
| were well-received last year, "This year [the delegates] expressed a wish to
| hear more from real-world users instead of the technologists and advocates.
| This year's agenda does not include open source software developers, apart
| from Chris DiBona, who will be representing the Google case." Other
| unconfirmed guest speakers include Virgin America, SchoolNet Namibia, and
| Banco do Brasil.
`----
http://www.linux.com/feature/119609
UN body releases desktop Linux guide
,----[ Summary ]
| A UN-funded organisation has produced a Linux desktop
| user guide to encourage the take-up of Linux in
| developing countries
`----
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39164367,00.htm
UN Technical Agency Honors Mozilla
,----[ Quote ]
| This is an enormous honor. It is a very significant recognition
| of the work of the Mozilla project. I want to thank the ITU for
| selecting Mozilla and congratulate the Mozilla community for
| making such an impact in people's online lives.
`----
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/mitchell/archives/2007/06/un_technical_agency_honors_moz.html
UN body releases desktop Linux guide
,----[ Summary ]
| A UN-funded organisation has produced a Linux desktop
| user guide to encourage the take-up of Linux in
| developing countries
`----
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39164367,00.htm
Editor's Corner (on Open Source in Healthcare)
,----[ Quote ]
| Suggesting that a private healthcare provider switch from
| proprietary software to open source-based applications is one
| thing. But when an official affiliated with as august a body as
| the United Nations suggests that all member countries adopt open
| source for their healthcare applications, that's a much bigger deal.
`----
http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/editor-s-corner/2006-10-09
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAkqm6MgACgkQU4xAY3RXLo5iIwCaA3OYW6DQgn4ex/9RtWXVH8N4
H5sAn3Jc2oyl+RLq7HsfFeai0sVhbvax
=Uh+q
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
