African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences May 8, 2010

Hi Shubham

Given your interest in Open Source and Africa you may be interested in

African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

Which begins:

"An interesting conversation sparked by a blog post on the Ushahdi blog is the main reason for this post.

The post by Erik Hersman raises issues about open source software and tools created in Africa and ICT for Development (ICT4D). In the post Erik contends that although it is great that these tools are being used for development oriented Non Profit work, the technology (tools and software) themselves should be separated and not classified as ICT4D tools."

Pamela