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Technology News Daily: Open Source Software and Developing Countries

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“The growth of free, open-source software presents developing
countries with an opportunity to escape from technological
dependence on developed countries, but also a challenge to build up
local expertise, United Nations University experts say.

“Open source software, which includes the freely-shared Linux
operating system, represent a phenomenon changing the information
technologies world in fundamental ways. And developing countries
can’t afford to be left behind in these fast-moving global tides
and currents, says Mike Reed, Director of the UNU International
Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST), based in Macao,
China…”

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