ICT CONFERENCE ON FREE AND OPEN TECHNOLOGY TO BE HELD IN INDONESIA

Details: Created: 20 December 2006

Asia Source II: Free and Open Source Technologies for NGOs (Non Government Organisations) and SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) will be held on January 22-30, 2007 in Sukabumi, Indonesia.

Organizers include the International Open Source Network, Tactical Technology Collective, InWEnt, ICT Watch, Yayasan AirPutih and Aspiration Tech. The conference is open to experienced professionals, both technical and non-technical people, actively working with the NGO or SME sector in South Asia and South East Asia, with a history of working with service and advocacy NGOs, educational organisations, NGO resource centres, community centres, health information organisations, SMEs and SME support agencies in South Asia and South East Asia.

Areas of particular focus will include the following:
1) TRACK ONE: Open Publishing and Broadcasting
- Communication Strategies and Writing Effectively
- Graphic Design, Web Tools (Content Management Systems, Blogs, Wikis) and Audio/Video Production and Streaming
- Script Writing and Story Boarding
- File Formats and Conversion Utilities
- Shooting and Editing Methodologies
2) TRACK TWO: Alternative Hardware and Access
- Refurbished Hardware, Thin Clients, Hardware Hacking, Wireless Solutions and Community Radio
3) TRACK THREE: FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Implementation and Migration
- Moving an NGO or SME from proprietary software to FOSS
- Participatory Design and Planning, Evaluating FOSS, End-User Training and Support Techniques, Dealing with Desktops, Proxy Server, Firewall, Mail Server and Groupware
- Change management and migration strategies
4) TRACK FOUR: Information Management
- Mapping Information Sources and Requirements
- Best practices for Creating Specifications, Information Architecture and User Interface Design
- Web-based Databases, Geographical Information Systems, Customer Relationship Management, Application/Communication Security and Disaster Management Systems

Applicants should be proficient in desktop use of technology, have been involved in technology projects before, and be aware of FOSS. Applications from women are highly encouraged. The last day for applications is on November 25, 2006.

For more details, go to <http://www.iosn.net/regional/asiasource-2007>.

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