Open Source Software: The Issues, Opportunities and Challenges Of IT Implementation in an Increasingly Competitive Global Environment |
The Government of Saint Lucia
in association with The Open Group and DigiSolv, Inc presents “Open for Business” An Open Source Business Seminar November 4th [9am - 4:30pm] & November 5th [9am - 1pm] NIC Conference Center, Francis Compton Building, 5th Floor, Castries Waterfront, St. Lucia
Open Source Software: The Issues, Opportunities And Challenges Of It Implementation In An Increasingly Competitive Global Environment
PURPOSE: This seminar will provide a forum for discussion on sustainable models for IT development in the private and public sectors. The costs and benefits of implementation of Free and/or Open Source Software (F/OSS) as a foundation of such a framework will be evaluated.
TARGET GROUP: Senior decision makers within the private and public sector who deal with IT matters and/or the cost of computer systems implementation within their organizations; IT educators and professional trainers; IT practitioners (Technical officers and IT Managers); other interested professionals.
OBJECTIVES: To provide an awareness of the issues of software licensing; the availability of alternatives in F/OSS and the benefits of F/OSS adoption.
Implementing an OSS strategy: the issues, risks, benefits; where F/OSS is a natural fit within the organization; which type of organization can most benefit from F/OSS and when F/OSS is NOT the answer.
Assessing the real costs of IT: Total Costs of Ownership - hardware, software, operational and maintenance costs; the upgrade cycle; hidden costs of IT adoption
TOPICS: · An IT Model of Sustainable Development: Opportunities & Benefits of F/OSS
· Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks - your rights, responsibilities, obligations and risks for software licensing
· Introduction & Overview of F/OSS and the OSS Movement
· The OSS Alternative - “Ready for Business”
· Implementing an OSS strategy - The Stages of OSS Adoption
· Hands-On Demonstrations: Enterprise-ready, Business-class OSS platforms & Applications
Contact: ICT and E-Government Project (758) 468-5133 / (758) 468-2122 (fax); email: oss-seminar@oecs.net; DigiSolv, Inc (758) 450-3444 / 450-3109 (fax); www.digisolv.com/OSS ; www.opengroup.lc |
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