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Jordan to Become the Open Source Hub of the Middle East
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| The Jordanian Government announced the
| first ever agreement between an
| international company and a government to
| promote open source adoption.
|
| Jordan's Ministry of Information and
| Communication Technology and Ingres
| Corporation have entered into a memorandum
| of understanding (MOU) to achieve the
| widespread use of information technology
| and communication, particularly open source
| technology from Ingres, throughout the
| local software infrastructure in the
| country.
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http://jordanopensource.org/article/jordan-become-open-source-hub-middle-east
Bringing contestability back to the public sector desktop
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| For the last few months, the Open Source
| Society has been facilitating a project called
| the Public Sector Remix. This involves a
| number of public sector agencies investigating
| use of a free software stack on the desktop
| and understanding the barriers preventing its
| more widespread adoption. As the project has
| run out of money, my involvement is at an end,
| so it's a good time to reflect on what the
| project has achieved so far.
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http://passthesource.org.nz/2010/01/15/bringing-contestability-back-to-the-public-sector-desktop/
Recent:
Jordan: The Open Source Hub Of The Middle East
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| Ingres and the Ministry of Information and
| Communications Technology of Jordan (MOICT)
| have entered into a memorandum of
| understanding (MOU) to achieve the widespread
| use of information technology and
| communication, particularly open source
| technology from Ingres, throughout the local
| software infrastructure in Jordan.
|
| As part of the MOU, Ingres will promote
| Jordan as a hub for the open source
| technology in the region; organize "boot
| camps" to address technical requirements for
| the community; offer free training to certify
| individuals from the IT industry; arrange
| executive calls to assist MOICT in
| understanding the world-wide open source
| market; provide software and support for a
| laboratory in one of Jordan's leading
| universities; train a group of specialists to
| implement a specific government service
| project and support MOICT initiatives to
| promote open source through workshops,
| academic initiatives, and local partner
| support.
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http://katonda.com/news/507/jordan-open-source-hub-middle-east
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