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Free & Open Source Foundation For Africa

Edgar Telesphory

FOSSFA Council Member / Country Liaison - Tanzania

Introducing FOSSFA

Overview: Mission & History FOSSFA Council Where You find us in Africa – Our Liaison Offices Program Areas Why join FOSSFA? FOSSFA on Social Networks Partnerships Q&A

Our Mission

The Mission of FOSSFA is to:

• Promote the the FOSS model
• Promote Integration & Adoption of FOSS in National ICT Policies
• Lens Expertise to FOSS Initiatives in Africa
• Be Africa's FOSS Voice
• Be the Interface between International & African FOSS Efforts
• Contribute to Achievement of the Millenium Development Goals
• Promote African FOSS Expertise, Creativity & Industry
• Forge Partnerships with Development Organisations

FOSSFA Council

Organisations:

• 1 Pan African
• 7 National

Individuals:

• 14 Members

Executive Council Members Secretariat Patron Programs Volunteers Programs Projects

Consultancies

Executive & Council elected every 2 Years

FOSSFA Council - Individuals

• Alex Gakuru - Kenya
• Brian Ssennoga - Uganda
• Neatness Msemo - TZ
• Karim Sy - Senegal
• Dorothy Gordon - Ghana
• Edgar Telesphory - TZ
• Judy Okite – Kenya
• John Matogo – Kenya
• Mark Clark – RSA
• Milton Aineruhanga - Uganda
• Katim Touray
• Joris Komein - Namibia
• Solomon Gizaw - ET
• Marion Mpanga - UG
• Joseph Sevilla - KE
• Nnenna Nwakanma- C
• Fatimaya Seye Syllaun
• Seun Ojedeji – Nigeria
• Trust Zifa – Zimbabwe
• Current Council Members (2012-2014):

Where You Find Us in Africa

Cameroon

FOM Georges fomgeorges@gmail.com

East Africa

Evans Ikua (Kenya) ikua@fossfa.net

Kenya

Bonface Witaba bswitaba@yahoo.co.uk

Nigeria

Seun Samson Ojedeji seun.ojedeji@gmail.com

Southern Africa

Keutlwile Leso kaye247@gmail.com

South Africa

Arnold Pietersen arnold.pietersen@yahoo.com

Tanzania

Edgar Telesphory telesphory@yahoo.com

Uganda

Brian Ssennoga b.ssennoga@gmail.com

Namibia

Joris Komen tatejoris@fastmail.fm

Zimbabwe

Coley Zephenia coley.zephenia@gmail.com

Togo

Laurent Houmavo houmavo100@yahoo.fr

Ghana

Fred Yeboah fredyeboah@gmail.com

Senegal

Karim Sy karim.sy@maarch.org

Key Program Areas

Policy Making Education Certification Business Software Development Networking Training, Capacity Building & Resource Centers

Policy Making

• Regional and Sub-regional FOSS studies
• Sub-regional and National FOSS Policies
• National FOSS bureaus
• FOSS Policy advocacy
• Consultancies
• FOSS Solutions for administration, governance and citizen

management

• Training for government IT managers
• Migration from proprietary to open standards

Key Program Areas

Key Program Areas

Education

• FOSS Clubs in secondary schools
• Teacher training in FOSS
• Training in programming languages
• Organization of educational events
• Capacity building – for VC, University presidents
• Emphasis on developers and software
• Content development
• Network developers
• Policies for higher institution
• FOSS Policy Manual for Vice Chancellors
• Championships, awards and prizes

Key Program Areas

Certification

• An African Certification policy
• Subsidization of certification
• Support to training centers
• Partnerships with international certifying bodies
• Certification training
• Harmonization of FOSS and IT certifications in Africa
• Support to certification candidates
• FOSS curriculum that any body in Africa can use for Certification

Key Program Areas

Business

• Strengthening the African FOSS Business Club
• Networking African businesses with international partners
• Support to the development of innovative business solutions
• FOSS business round tables
• Business-academia networking
• Business to business networking
• Business to government networking
• FOSS Businesses Directory

Key Program Areas

Software Development

• Support to developers
• Open Source Solutions for Millennium Development Goals
• Developer clubs, rounds and source camps
• Awards and motivational prizes
• Research into innovative FOSS solutions
• International and continental Exchange programs for African

Developers

• Developer mentor programs

Key Program Areas

Networking

• Promoting African FOSS expertise
• Showcasing African FOSS experiences at international instances
• Liaison with with the global open source community
• Internationalization of the African Conference on FOSS and the

Digital Commons – Idlelo

• Support to National, and sub regional FOSS Associations, Linux

User Groups and clubs

• Consolidating the internal structures of the Foundation itself:

membership, council, executive, secretariat and project management

• Extended donor base

Key Program Areas

Training, Capacity Building & Resource Centers

• Government open source resource centers
• Source camps
• Sustained training for professional groups
• Roadshows
• Support to training and certification centers
• Widening and strengthening of Office training
• Establishment and support to Regional Open Source Training

and Resource centers.

Why Join FOSSFA?

Membership Benefits:

• Become a leader in advocating FOSS for African development
• Become a successful activist through
• Email Forwarding Address with a free fossfa.net email address.
• Registration discounts for FOSSFA Conferences - eg. Idlelo Conference
• Get invited as participant/speaker on FOSS Related Issues
• Access a wide network of FOSS advocates and FOSS experts
• FOSSFA Mentoring
• Opportunities for mentoring with International FOSSFA partners

Why Join FOSSFA?

Membership Benefits (cont.)

• Volunteering opportunities
• Priority access to FOSS Jobs and Careers
• FOSSFA support in job and business recommendations
• Priority in FOSSFA Training and Activity funding
• Subscriptions to FOSSFA Newsletter and Publications
• Email Alerts for FOSSFA journal, magazine,

conference proceeding or FOSSFAR newsletter.

• FOSSFA Multiple-Year Renewal (up to 5 years)
• ption
• Publication of membership list on website,

matching FOSS consultants with clients.

• Inclusion in FOSSFA membership directory and

competences

FOSSFA on Social Networks

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/163634167084849/

Twitter

• #FOSSFA

Partnerships

OSIWA

http://www.osiwa.org/

OSISA

http://www.osisa.org/

ict@innovation

http://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/

Questions & Answers (Q&A)

Thank You!

Please visit our website: http://fossfa.net