The Go Open Television Series initiated by the Go Open Campaign (Meraka, Shuttleworth Foundation, Canonical and HP) was a world first. Dedicated to promoting open source software in South Africa, the 13 episode series was broadcast on SABC last year and showcased success stories, interviews with the top local and international pioneers, and the latest […]

Jarred Cinman has written a great article on the importance of stressing both the local and the open in local technology policy. As Cinman notes, there are major flaws with the South African government not considering the use of a) local, and b) open source software in the ICT Charter and Black Economic Empowerment weighting. […]