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Free and open source software and technology for sustainable development / (Record no. 24443)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 97880871869
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789280812176
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Transcribing agency UNU Library
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Free and open source software and technology for sustainable development /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Sulayman K. Sowe, Govindan Parayil and Atsushi Sunami.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Tokyo;
-- New York:
-- Paris:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. United Nations University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxvi, 346 p. ;
Other physical details ill. :
Dimensions 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note

TEC B35386

  • This book aims to raise awareness, increase the development and capturethe impacts of free and open source software (FOSS) for sustainable development.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note

UNU B35385

  • This book aims to raise awareness, increase the development and capturethe impacts of free and open source software (FOSS) for sustainable development.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part I: FOSS research, theory, technology adoption and practice .


Title 1 Making sustainable open source software infrastructures by
federating and learning in the global context
Gianluca Miscione
2 Innovative tools for sustainable agriculture in developing
countries: The impact of open source biotechnology
Ademola A. Adenle and Obijiofor Aginam
3 FOSS as a driver: Perspectives from the ICT development
agenda Tomonari Takeuchi
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4 A participatory service learning process for FOSS-based
solidarity projects David Franquesa, David Lp̤ez, Leandro Navarro and Fermn̕ Sǹchez
5 Open source software migration: Capturing best practices
using process reference models
Onkgopotse Molefe and Thomas Fogwill
6 Exploring FOSS opportunities in natural hazard risk
assessment and disaster management
Coley Zephenia
7 Open source software adoption best practices: Myths,
realities, processes and economic growth
Carlo Daffara
8 Language data as a foundation for developing countries:
The ANLoc 100 African Locales Initiative
Martin Benjamin


505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part II: FOSS case studies, surveys, policy development and
experience reports
Title 9 The open source ecosystem in Tunisia: An empirical study
Imed Hammouda
10 Adoption and diffusion patterns of FOSS in Jamaican SMEs:
A study of perceptions, attitudes and barriers
Maurice McNaughton, Sheryl Thompson and Evan W. Duggan
11 Development NGOs as potential groups for expansion of
FOSS: The case of Iran
Saeid Nouri Neshat, Parvin Pakzadmanesh, Mehdi Almasi
and Mohammad Amin Ameri
12 Improving public healthcare systems in developing countries
using FOSS: The EHAS Foundation case
Carlos Rey-Moreno, Inš Bebea-Gonzl̀ez, Ignacio Prieto-
Egido, Seth Cochran, Ignacio Foche-Přez, Jose Garca̕-
Mǫ͠z, Andrš Martn̕ez-Fernǹdez and Javier
Sim-̤Reigadas
13 FOSS in school communities: An experience report from Peace
Corps volunteers in Ghana
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part III: Conclusion
Title 14 Conclusion Caroline Hardin
Sulayman K. Sowe
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
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700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sowe, Sulayman K.
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700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Parayil, Govindan
Relator term editor
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sumani, Atsushi
Relator term editor
856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2517/ebrary9789280812176.pdf
Link text full text available - pdf
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