[Foss4g2008loc] please write an article

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Carrin

I could probably pitch in something along the lines of an anecdotal
article about the benefits of FOSS4G for skills development. Contact
me if interested.

Regards

Tim

2008/6/20 Carrin Martin <Carrinm at iceeafrica.co.za>:
> Thanks Gavin, good idea
>
> It would be great to have an editorial by someone who knows the history of
> OS, why and how it came about, what the strengths and challenges are and how
> the conference will address these.
>
>
>
> Another request to the OS geeks please.  I'm trying to rustle up local
> interest so am sending out notice every second week or so with a blurb on
> the different themes.  I'm trying to get people to engage with the topic so
> that by the time it arrives, there is a lot of local hype and they all want
> to go. I'm an optimist.  So a short paragraph on each one of the following
> between now and the conference would be great.  Below is one of my attempts
> at getting the debate going and it would be really great if we could have
> similar mail shots on the following.  I can do all the theme ones, but not
> the technical ones.
>
>
>
> ● LBS, logistics, routing
>
> ● FOSS Business models
>
> ● Training, support, skills development
>
> ● Open data, open content
>
> ● GEO, GEOSS, and its 9 societal benefit areas
>
> ● OGC, interoperability
>
> ● New FOSS GIS developments and applications
>
> ● Semantic GIS
>
>
>
> Thanks in anticipation
>
> Carrin Martin
>
>
>
> "Today's Topic: Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
>
> With the South African government having committed itself to Open Source
> Software, and the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Act having been enacted
> in 2006, the country is poised to face a bright spatially-enable future.
> Are government departments at all levels making the most of these mechanisms
> to ensure that the millennium goals are met? What is happening to ensure
> that eGovernment becomes a reality in SA to fast tract achieving these and
> other goals?
>
>
>
> MDGs for SA:
>
> Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
>
> Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education
>
> Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women
>
> Goal 4. Reduce child mortality
>
> Goal 5. Improve maternal health
>
> Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
>
> Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability
>
> Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development
>
>
>
> What spatial infrastructure needs to be in place in order to achieve these,
> and what is Governments' role in providing that infrastructure?  What role
> are governments in other developing nations playing and are there lessons
> that we can learn from them?  What are the issues that need to be debated
> about the role that Open Source can play in achieving the goals?  Has
> proprietary software reached it sell-by date, what role will vendors play in
> future, who will develop our systems and provide training and support?
>
>
>
> Be part of the debate, send in your abstract and come to Cape Town."
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Gavin Fleming
> Sent: 20 June 2008 12:55 PM
> To: FOSS4G2008 local organising committee
> Subject: [Foss4g2008loc] please write an article
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
>
>
> If you're not already blogging about FOSS4G 2008 then I invite you to write
> an editorial article for PositionIT, our South African GIS magazine and
> local media sponsor. Deadline date for your editorial contributions
> is 18 July 2008 and should you require our author's guidelines, please log
> onto http://www.eepublishers.co.za/view.php?sid=1095
>
>
>
> Anything to communicate to readers about the conference, be it expanding on
> some of the topics, introducing the guest speakers, your thoughts on the
> impact and relevance of the conference, whatever.
>
>
>
> Please help build the excitement and interest in our southern African
> region.
>
>
>
> Gavin
>
>
>
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