Hi Faizal, Try ICT Labs or Brian can advise if he has something for you under COSS. On Dec 15, 2011 8:58 PM, "Faisal Seif" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey loggers... > > Good afternoon every one..am a network Admin at a certain small company > and was looking for a place to train and build my experience in Systems > admin especially in Unix/Sever 08 or 03...Any one who knows a place where i > can intern or train Part-time i will be glad..Thanks... > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> apologies for cross posting >> >> >> >> >> RapidSMS Community Coordinator, UNICEF, Kampala, >> Uganda<http://ict4djobs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=331d19558e30d5804ab309bb2&id=40bfb0c64f&e=bd1a63f16f> >> Dec 09, 2011 03:27 pm | wayan >> >> In 2008, UNICEF HQ began work on an open-source software framework called >> RapidSMS for developing server side, mobile applications. Subsequently, >> UNICEF Country Offices, including Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, >> Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe initiated RapidSMS projects, some of which are >> in the process of scaling nationally. >> >> Additionally, a community external to UNICEF began to use and support >> further software development to enhance this framework, including private >> companies such as Dimagi, Thought Works and Nyaruka, as well as Development >> Partners such as the Millennium Villages Project. >> >> Currently, there is a distributed community of users, with over 300 >> registered RapidSMS Google Group members. While there is a lot of work that >> has been contributed to the RapidSMS codebase by these users, there is an >> urgent need to add additional code and document / package existing work in >> order for RapidSMS to be fully useable by UNICEF Country Offices and other >> users without sustained support from external software consultants. >> >> *Tasks* >> >> a). Work with key RapidSMS community contributors to create an overall >> strategy and workplan for a v1.0 RapidSMS product >> b). Work with the RapidSMS community to update guidelines for regular >> meetings and coordination process >> c). Work with community to create distributable v1.0 products from >> Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and other key candidate RapidSMS deployments >> d). Build community consensus for an ideal “application suite” for >> RapidSMS that provides the generic data collection needs of most RSMS >> deployments, organize a code sprint for creating this product >> e). Create a proof-of-concept hosted RapidSMS service for running >> multiple RapidSMS deployments on a centralized server >> f). Create final end-user documentation for RapidSMS v1.0 and easy >> installation process. 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