FOSS Certification

Closed: Call for Applications for FOSS Certification Manager

Blog entry Submitted by Geraldine on 2. February 2010 - 13:29.
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The call for "FOSS Certification Manager for the project ict@innovation" has officially closed. We are happy to announce that we have received a number of very interesting applications and are currently reviewing these. We thank everyone who applied for the position!

After the review process selected candidates will be interviewed before a final choice is made and all candidates notified personally via email.

Wanted: FOSS Certification Manager for the project ict@innovation

Blog entry Submitted by petra on 17. December 2009 - 12:50.
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Application deadline was 20th January 2010. Please see here for more information.

Vacancy: FOSS Certification Manager for the project ICT@INNOVATION

Blog entry Submitted by petra on 11. November 2009 - 14:40.
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FOSSFA in cooperation with InWEnt is looking for a:


FOSS Certification Manager for the project ict@innovation


Application deadline is 20th January 2010

FOSSFA and InWEnt are pleased to announce the vacancy for the "FOSS Certification Manager for ict@innovation".

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Part III - Programme Planning

Wiki Page Submitted by ago on 23. January 2009 - 11:51.
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The third workshop part focused on concrete recommendations by the workshop participants for the ict@innovation FOSS Certification programme. The outcomes provide building blocks as an input to detailed programme planning and development.

Short-Term and Long-Term Perspectives

  • The ideal vision of FOSS certification in Africa, and what would be feasible in the short term, within the duration of the remaining 2 years of the ict@innovation programme, diverged.

Part II - Ideas + Inputs for FOSS Certification Programme

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Reasons for past challenges with international FOSS certifications in Africa


Several attempts to promote FOSS certification in Africa have been made in the past. However, at this point they are not widely known nor available in African countries. We discussed the possible reasons for past failures (which we want to avoid in the ict@innovation approach).

Part I - Analysis of Issues

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Training and Certification Criteria

Question to the group:

Which criteria do we need to consider when designing the ict@innovation FOSS certification programme? What are the issues regarding these criteria? And how do existing FOSS training and certification schemes meet these criteria?

Outcomes of the FOSS certification planning workshop

Wiki Page Submitted by ago on 23. January 2009 - 0:09.
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FOSS Certification Planning Workshop Overview

Date: 15 – 17 October 2008
Location: Sunnyside Park Hotel, Johannesburg
Number of Participants: 21 people, including facilitators
Countries: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, Germany

Workshop Outline

The overall workshop objective was

FOSS Certification Email Survey

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The objective of the email survey was to find out about FOSS certification needs in different countries, and to get some assessments on the demand for different types of FOSS skills and certifications. The survey received responses from trainers, universities, training institutions in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and South Africa.

We have grouped skills levels in:

Outcomes of the FOSS certification planning workshop and related research

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ict@innovation invited about 20 people with expertise and experience in FOSS training and/or certification from different African countries to a workshop in Johannesburg, from 15 – 17 October 2008.

During 3 days, the participants shared experiences with FOSS training and certification in different contexts and countries. They discussed approaches to address FOSS certification in Africa, and debated their views on how the ict@innovation component on FOSS certification could ideally and realistically be designed.

The 6th International ICT Open Access Conference Fair

Event Submitted by George on 22. September 2008 - 16:42.
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11 Nov 2008 - 13:42
14 Nov 2008 - 13:42
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Location

Lilongwe
Malawi
180° 0' 0" N, 360° 0' 0" E

For more information visit www.wideopenaccess.net

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