Global Campus 21 is InWEnt's knowledge portal for international advanced training and cooperation. It offers e.g. an eLearning Skills Training Program.

• Are you interested in building a successful business in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and in helping others to do the same?
• Do you have a solid background in business and FOSS?
• Do you have experience in training others, and/or are you part of a training institution?

-> Then respond by September 18 to become part of an exciting training programme on building businesses with Free&Open Source Software.

“Quality, open innovation and the GC21 E-Academy” – these themes have been at the core of GIZ’s engagement at eLearning Africa, the continents largest conference on ICT for development, education and training. The ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)’ reached out to the more than 1700 participants from all over the world gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from May 25 to 27.

The Open AIR research and training project on the role of intellectual property in open development is inviting preliminary proposals for research case studies in the area of intellectual property, open innovation and collaborative creativity in Africa in cooperation with the initiative “commons@ip - Harnessing the knowledge commons for open innovation” of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

More networking of African IT specialists with Europe and joint building of advanced training materials – this is what a new partnership of FOSSFA's and GIZ’s ict@innovation programme with the Europe-wide ‘Free Technology Academy’ (FTA) is all about. The Free Technology Academy (FTA), financially supported by the Life Long Learning programme (LLP) of the European Commission, is a collaboration between the Netherlands-based Free Knowledge Institute and three European universities.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Second Regional Training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Level 1 for Southern Africa (Code: LToT2)


DEADLINE OF APPLICATION:

5th December 2010

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

First Regional Training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 for East Africa (Code: LToT1)

Second Regional training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 for Southern Africa (Code: LToT2)


DEADLINE OF APPLICATION:
22nd September 2010 for Eastern African participants
15th November 2010 for Southern African participants

“Quality, open innovation and the GC21 E-Academy” – these themes have been at the core of GIZ’s engagement at eLearning Africa, the continents largest conference on ICT for development, education and training. The ‘Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)’ reached out to the more than 1700 participants from all over the world gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from May 25 to 27.

The Open AIR research and training project on the role of intellectual property in open development is inviting preliminary proposals for research case studies in the area of intellectual property, open innovation and collaborative creativity in Africa in cooperation with the initiative “commons@ip - Harnessing the knowledge commons for open innovation” of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

More networking of African IT specialists with Europe and joint building of advanced training materials – this is what a new partnership of FOSSFA's and GIZ’s ict@innovation programme with the Europe-wide ‘Free Technology Academy’ (FTA) is all about. The Free Technology Academy (FTA), financially supported by the Life Long Learning programme (LLP) of the European Commission, is a collaboration between the Netherlands-based Free Knowledge Institute and three European universities.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Second Regional Training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Level 1 for Southern Africa (Code: LToT2)


DEADLINE OF APPLICATION:

5th December 2010

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

First Regional Training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 for East Africa (Code: LToT1)

Second Regional training of Trainers for Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 for Southern Africa (Code: LToT2)


DEADLINE OF APPLICATION:
22nd September 2010 for Eastern African participants
15th November 2010 for Southern African participants

"How can I build a sustainable business around Free and Open Source Software in Africa?"

- In order to answer this frequently asked question by young African IT-business owners, InWEnt and FOSSFA are pleased to present "ict@innovation: Free your IT-Business in Africa!” - a set of advanced training materials on African Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Business Models for IT-enterprises.