National open source user group meet-up slated in Cebu
By Erwin Oliva - INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines--A national open source group meet-up is scheduled in Cebu to prepare for an Asian-wide open source conference in October, a co-organizer of the event told INQUIRER.net.
The idea of congregating local open source groups came about after Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) commissioner Monchito Ibrahim acknowledged the growing number of open source groups in the country, according to Bonifacio Belen, executive director of the Cebu Educational Foundation for Information Technology (Cedf-IT), which is co-organizing the Cebu summit.
The CICT is a co-organizer of the Asian Open Source conference.
Belen said an Asian Open Source conference is expected to gather 14 countries also supporting open source.
The national open source meet-up will take place during the Philippine Open Source Summit also in Cebu from June 23-29.
Belen said the summit was initially labeled the 1st Cebu Open Source Summit but various sectors suggested the name change.
"We really need to go deeper and understand the business value around open source. Open source is now emerging as a venue for creativity," he said in an interview.
MANILA, Philippines--A national open source group meet-up is scheduled in Cebu to prepare for an Asian-wide open source conference in October, a co-organizer of the event told INQUIRER.net.
The idea of congregating local open source groups came about after Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) commissioner Monchito Ibrahim acknowledged the growing number of open source groups in the country, according to Bonifacio Belen, executive director of the Cebu Educational Foundation for Information Technology (Cedf-IT), which is co-organizing the Cebu summit.
The CICT is a co-organizer of the Asian Open Source conference.
Belen said an Asian Open Source conference is expected to gather 14 countries also supporting open source.
The national open source meet-up will take place during the Philippine Open Source Summit also in Cebu from June 23-29.
Belen said the summit was initially labeled the 1st Cebu Open Source Summit but various sectors suggested the name change.
"We really need to go deeper and understand the business value around open source. Open source is now emerging as a venue for creativity," he said in an interview.
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1 Comments:
wow, really? this is great news! cebu (i hope) is finally becoming the country's ICT hub! i'll take note of the date, thanks for the post:-)
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