DocumentCode :
2630311
Title :
Research on benefits of FOSS use in education sector of Mongolia
Author :
Davaa, Tuul ; Tudevdagva, Uranchimeg
Author_Institution :
Mongolian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Ulaanbaatar
fYear :
2008
fDate :
23-29 June 2008
Firstpage :
356
Lastpage :
358
Abstract :
The Free and Open Source Software concept has been adopted in Mongolia in frame of Sakura project. The main outputs of this project are (1) the development of research finding paper in efficiency of learning and choice between FOSS and Microsoft software that correspond to Mongolian education sector policy development; (2) the conduct of round-table discussions and research validation workshop on use of FOSS in education sector, involving different strategic stakeholders in Mongolian information and communications policy development (ICTA and attached agencies, academy, key IT associations, NGOs and other civil society organizations); and (3) print publication of the aforementioned paper, including relevant outputs of the related round-table discussions and validation workshops.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; public domain software; Microsoft software; Mongolia; Mongolian education sector policy; Mongolian information and communications policy development; Sakura project; free and open source software concept; round-table discussions; validation workshops; Costs; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Hardware; Linux; Natural languages; Open source software; Personal communication networks; Software standards; Telephony;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Strategic Technologies, 2008. IFOST 2008. Third International Forum on
Conference_Location :
Novosibirsk-Tomsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2319-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2320-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IFOST.2008.4602970
Filename :
4602970
Link To Document :
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