DocumentCode
2957593
Title
Free and Open Source Software development in Mongolia
Author
Davaa, Tuul
Author_Institution
Mongolian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Ulaanbaatar
fYear
2007
fDate
3-6 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
577
Lastpage
580
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 science education; public domain software; software engineering; FOSS; Microsoft software; Mongolian education sector policy development; Mongolian information and communications policy development; Sakura project; free software; open source software development; strategic stakeholders; Costs; Government; Information technology; Licenses; Linux; Open source software; Personal communication networks; Programming; Security; Software systems; FOSS; Free and Open Source Software; ICT in Education; Sakura Project;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Strategic Technology, 2007. IFOST 2007. International Forum on
Conference_Location
Ulaanbaatar
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3589-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1831-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IFOST.2007.4798664
Filename
4798664
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