International team members from the UK and Brazil will join ccSA to present the findings to date of an exciting collaborative project, called OpenBusiness, which investigates the feasibility, practicality and financial sustainability of the open-content business models used by creators, entrepreneurs and artists. Join us on Wednesday, 8 February from 17h30-19h00.
Classroom 9, Donald […]

“Imagine trying to piece together a wireless network with no manuals, sporadic and slow access to the Internet, inadequate tools, a shortage of supplies, and in the most inclement weather. The authors of a recently published book, “Wireless Networking in the Developing World” don’t need to imagine. They have been doing so for years.”
So begins […]

Local copyright activists, including Denise Nicholson of the ‘Africa Copyright and Access to Information Alliance’, have warned of the negative implications that the U.S. trade negotiations with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) could have on education, libraries, public health, internet service providers, and access to digital media. She urges researchers, the educational sector, libraries […]

A draft of version 3.0 of the GPL has just been released. According to Tectonic, ‘The draft of GPLv3 tackles new issues including digital rights managment and software patents, relatively new threats to free software, that have grown as challenges to the movement. The new licence also looks to address the global nature of free […]

The Consumer Digital Rights Campaign recently announced a declaration with the following 6 ‘digital rights’:
Right to choice, knowledge and cultural diversity
Right to the principle of “technical neutrality” – defend and maintain consumer rights in the digital environment
Right to benefit from technological innovations without abusive restrictions
Right to interoperability of content and devices
Right to the protection of […]

Kalangala, Island, Victoria Lake, Uganda, 6 January
Over an 8-day period, 140 people from around Africa and beyond, came together to live, learn and be inspired at the Africa Source II FOSS technology workshop, organised by the Tactical Tech team.
Presented in 3 main tracks, participants were invited to share their stories and learn from experts in […]