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The role of ICTs in emergency response and crisis management
- ( D. Crawford / Association of Computer Machinery , 2007)
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Since Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, increasing attention has been paid to the role that ICT can and should play in emergency response and crisis management. This special addi...
- Benefits and drawbacks of publishing online
- ( S. Morris / International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications , 2005)
- Electronic publishing has six key advantages over print - its international reach, speed of publications, additional capabilities, lower cost, new publishing opportunities and sustainability. This pri...
- List of Open Source alternatives to commonly-used software
- ( Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan , 2005)
- Listing of Free and Open Source Software alternatives to commonly-used commercial software packages...
- Listing of Open Source alternatives to commercial graphic design software
- ( Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan , 2005)
- Listing of Free and Open Source Software alternatives to commonly-used commercial software packages in the area of graphic design (including raster graphics editing, vector graphics editing, print med...
- Guide to localising Free/Open Source software
- ( M. Sasikumar / Asia-Pacifiic Development Information Program , 2005)
- This guide covers all the steps involved in the localisation process starting from fundamental topics such as locale, character encoding and fonts creation to advanced topics including input methods, ...
- Experience with Free/Open source localisation in Asia-Pacific region
- ( A Souphavanh; T Karoonboonyanan / Asia-Pacifiic Development Information Program , 2005)
- This primer provides a broad perspective on the localization of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the benefit of policy- and decision-makers in developing countries. It highlights the benefits and ...
- Open Source software not a route to economic development in developing countries
- ( B. Debroy; J. Morris / International Policy Network , 2004)
- This paper examines the role that open-source software can play in an economy and its development, with a focus on empirical evidence and economic logic. It argues that, while open-source can clearly ...
- Collaborative history of the politics of Open Source adoption
- ( J. Karaganis / Social Science Research Council, USA , 2005)
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This work in progress looks at the political processes influencing the adoption of Free/Open Source software (F/OSS).
Techncially, it is presented in wiki format, with an invitation for readers to c...
- Benefits of using Open Source software in Africa are less than predicted
- ( Bridges.org , 2005)
- This surveys looks at the software used by public-access computer labs in Namibia, South Africa and Uganda. It compares the benefits of using Free/Open Source (FOSS) products rather than their commerc...
- Comparing the economic benefits of using Open Source software in UK schools
- ( British Educational Communications and Technology Agency , 2005)
- This report compares the cost and effectiveness of using Open Source software (OSS) and proprietary software in UK schools. It finds that: OSS can be implemented successfully as a networking s...
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