Open-Source Education May Solve Talent Crunch

"People from Pune's tech unconference community gathered at the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research on 18 August for the first edition of SkillsCamp, a BarCamp style gathering of geeks with a focus on giving technical training to the high-tech community.

"A number of ideas came together in the SkillsCamp concept. At BarCampPune3, on 7 July, I gave a talk on open-source education and pointed to a variety of examples such as MIT Open Courseware..."

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