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: Executive Patron ● 1 Pan African ● 7 National Secretariat Council Individuals: Members Programs Programs Volunteers ● 14 Members Projects Consultancies Executive & Council elected every 2 Years
FOSSFA Council - Individuals Current Council Members (2012-2014): ● Katim Touray ● Alex Gakuru - Kenya ● Brian Ssennoga - Uganda ● Joris Komein - Namibia ● Neatness Msemo - TZ ● Solomon Gizaw - ET ● Karim Sy - Senegal ● Marion Mpanga - UG ● Dorothy Gordon - Ghana ● Joseph Sevilla - KE ● Edgar Telesphory - TZ ● Nnenna Nwakanma- C ● Judy Okite – Kenya ● Fatimaya Seye Syllaun ● John Matogo – Kenya ● Mark Clark – RSA ● Seun Ojedeji – Nigeria ● Milton Aineruhanga - Uganda ● Trust Zifa – Zimbabwe ●
Where You Find Us in Africa Uganda Cameroon Brian Ssennoga FOM Georges b.ssennoga@gmail.com fomgeorges@gmail.com Namibia East Africa Joris Komen Evans Ikua (Kenya) tatejoris@fastmail.fm ikua@fossfa.net Zimbabwe Kenya Coley Zephenia Bonface Witaba coley.zephenia@gmail.com bswitaba@yahoo.co.uk Togo Nigeria Laurent Houmavo Seun Samson Ojedeji houmavo100@yahoo.fr seun.ojedeji@gmail.com Ghana Southern Africa Fred Yeboah Keutlwile Leso fredyeboah@gmail.com kaye247@gmail.com Senegal South Africa Karim Sy Arnold Pietersen karim.sy@maarch.org arnold.pietersen@yahoo.com Tanzania Edgar Telesphory telesphory@yahoo.com
Key Program Areas Policy Making Education Certification Business Software Development Networking Training, Capacity Building & Resource Centers
Key Program Areas 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 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) option ● 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)
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