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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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