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> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:55:54 +0000 > > Attention members: > > The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) is a > not-for-profit Pan-African organisation whose mission is to promote > the use of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) and the FOSS model in > African development and to support the integration of FOSS in national > policies. Since its creation in 2003, FOSSFA has become Africa's > premier non-governmental FOSS organisation in the continent. > > FOSSFA, in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West > Africa (OSIWA), has recently launched “FOSSWAY - FOSS Advocacy in West > Africa and Beyond”, a 3 year advocacy project to increase the > awareness and use of FOSS in the Western part of the African continent > at all levels, including academia, educational institutions, the > media, SMEs, and governments. The project will also advocate for > consideration of FOSS issues in the formulation of policies and > standards in the sub-region. It will establish researched and accurate > data on ICT use, software needs and expenditure, FOSS implementation > total cost of ownership, opportunity costs, expectations and emerging > trends in West African countries. > > FOSSFA therefore, within the framework of FOSSWAY, intends to launch a > single service contract to provide the appropriate input and > researched information to the advocacy project. Taking into account > the evolving ICT market, the developmental context and the different > economic layers of the sub-region, the study should provide an > accurate ICT overview of at least 5 West African countries. > > The main objective of the study is to identify their software needs > and expenditure for the period 2002-2007 and to asses the cost of > using proprietary vs. Open Source software. For this purpose, an > analysis of the opportunity cost factor of acquisition, installation > and use of Open Source software considering the national budget and > ICT expenditure. > > Furthermore, the study shall asses the procurement system and > processes, identify expectations and trends, and provide case studies > and documented experiences that exist in different parts of the world. > The research fundings will contribute to understand the requirements > for an efficient FOSS policy responding to the needs, and better > involving all relevant stakeholders. > > Deadline for submission of tenders is Sunday 10th May 2009 at midnight > GMT. > For further information, please contact Silvia Aimasso, FOSSWAY > project coordinator fossway[at]fossfa.net > > To download the Tender specifications: > http://fossfa.net/tender.pdf > > > > Have a great weekend! > Nii Amon > Secretariat Coordinator > FOSSFA > > T: +233.244.954.413 > E: [email protected] > W: http://fossfa.net > > _______________________________________________ > Members mailing list > [email protected] > http://fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/members_fossfa.net
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