[WSIS CS-Plenary] Media-FOSS

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          Media- FOSS     meeting
                  April 23 – 27,     2007
                 Ghana-India   Kofi Annan     Center for Excellence in     ICT
                 Accra,   Ghana
                  
                 Presentation 
                 
                  
                 Background:
                   
                 The Free and Open Source     Software movement is advancing more than earlier expected.  Developing  countries’ governments are adopting FOSS policies to strengthen and  ensure sustainability in their respective economies.  In     Africa , FOSS initiatives are also on the     rise.  The FOSS community has     grown to be a reliable economic partner at all levels and sectors of our     economy.  Nevertheless,  the popular participation in the creation and use of FOSS for the  greater benefit of the African population is yet to be achieved.  This,  to a great extent, is due to lack of media understanding and benefit  from the abundant FOSS wealth that is available.
                   
                 African  media practitioners have expressed the need to understand FOSS, know  what FOSS offers to the economy in general and to the media in  particular.      Concerns have also been expressed on the feeble network that exists     between the FOSS and the Media communities.  Desires  have been expressed for a face-to-face meeting between FOSS developers  and experts and media practitioners to kick-start dialogue, exchange  and a stronger news reporting relationship and networking.
                   
                   
                   
                 Brief     description:
                   
                 The  Free  Software and Open Source Foundation     for Africa – FOSSFA -  intends to     organize a one-week session to acquaint      African media practitioners with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS),     web media practice,  introduce  FOSS tools available for Media, the role of FOSS in African  development, and the tools and reason for FOSS Media advocacy.  This  session will present African media practitioners the opportunity to  have a face to face meeting with African Software developers.
                   
                 FOSSFA’s  position as continental facilitator provides the needed base for FOSS  practitioners to meet with and train Media practitioners on FOSS, on  enhancing web media practice, on FOSS use and FOSS advocacy. This media  space will also be useful to FOSS practitioners to carry messages on  their work to a larger audience.
                   
                   
                 Training themes:     
                   
                 Free  Software, Open systems, Web media practice, tools for web practice,  office tools, management tools, FOSS advocacy, FOSS news reporting,  FOSS for African development
                   
                 It  is expected that participants will get to know FOSS solutions on: Audio  editing, Email, Graphics editing, Vector graphics, Video editing,  Office, Project management, Wifi connection, Infrastructure management  and monitoring, HTML/Web editing, Accounting, Web applications, Web  browsing, and blogging.  
                   
                   
                 Sub-sessions:     
                   
                 *     Introduction to Free Software
                 *     Understanding Open Source
                 *     Getting to know existing FOSS tools
                 *     Understanding FOSS applications for Media
                 * Maximizing use of Internet     resources
                 *     Maximizing African media web presence
                 * Tools for Television
                 * Tools for radio
                 * Tools for print media
                 *     FOSS reporting in the Media
                 *     FOSS-Media collaboration and networking
                 *     Media – developers’ talking point
                   
                     
                 Anticipated     Outcomes:
                   
                 *     Train 100 media practitioners in FOSS
                 *     Equip media tools for FOSS advocacy
                 *     Train media practitioners to use available tools
                 * Enhance media products with     FOSS applications
                 *     Equip media with knowledge for an enhanced web presence
                 *     Establish a working relationship with media for reporting on FOSS       news
                 *     Network FOSS experts and media practitioners
                 *     Demonstrate FOSS tools made in   Africa
                 *     Have a question and answer meeting between media and software     developers
                 *     Share the African “Ubuntu” spirit. 
                   
                   
                 Parallel     events
                   
                 *     Internationalization and localization training (i18n)
                 *     FOSSFA 2007 - 2009 Action Plan validation meeting
                 *     African conference on the Digital Commons (Idlelo 3) executive planning     committee
                   
                 Pre-event: Broad-based online     consultation.
                   
                 Dates:            April 23 - 27, 2007.
                   
                 Venue:  Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of     Excellence in ICT, Accra , Ghana
                   
                  Contacts
     
     
       
    
                  Fossfa Council Chair
        Nnenna Nwakanma 
        Rue de  Jardins
        22 BP 1764  Abidjan 22
        Tel: 225 22  42 95 62
        Mob: 225 07  41 68 20
        Fax: 225 22  44 23 41
        nne75 at yahoo.com 
        Skype:  nnenna75
        Abidjan,
        Cote d’Ivoire
         
        Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of  Excellence in ICT.
        Dorothy Gordon
        Director-General
        dorothyg at aiti-kace.com.gh   
        Telephone - 233 21 683579
        www.aiti-kace.com.gh 
        Accra,   Ghana
         
        FOSSFA Secretariat
        Nhlanhla Mabaso
        Meraka Institute 
        Telephone:   +27 12 841 3028 • Fax:  +27 12 841 4720  
        Box 395 Tshwane 001
        nmabaso at csir.co.za  
        www.fossfa.net  
      Republic of South Africa
 
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