Free access to open content and the role of NGOs in the use and design of free software and open hardware in developing countries

Vucic, Vedran Free access to open content and the role of NGOs in the use and design of free software and open hardware in developing countries., 2006 . In FM10 Openness : Code, science and content, Chicago (USA), May 15-17, 2006. [Conference paper]

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The author describes a possible context in which non-profit NGOs foster economic growth in developing countries. Since economies in developing countries are confronted with various difficulties that prevent growth, it is very important to use existing know-how and resources that are placed on the Internet on discussion, research and development fora. Those repositories and archives may offer solutions that enable enterprises to be flexible, feasible, legally safe, technologically efficient, yet to preserve independence from inflexible suppliers and manufacturers. The author emphasizes that non-governmental organizations founded by the citizens themselves may be a genuine organizational form in which motivation, knowledge, dedication and independence may ensure proper management and development techniques for end-user oriented development.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: free software, developing countries
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BE. Information economics.
Depositing user: Vedran Vucic
Date deposited: 03 Jun 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:03
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7615

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