We are looking for internationally oriented experts and consultants specializing in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a specialist and coordinator for our international advanced training programmes it@foss and ict@innovation in the context of German international development initiatives.

You will have expertise in the following fields:
- Execution of training focused on the use of FOSS applications:
- Experience with trainings on FOSS certifications:
- International exchange and dialogue with FOSS developers and promoters
- FOSS Business models, especially for SMEs in emerging markets
- Consulting experience in transnational community building and networking with FOSS
- PPP Partnerships between European enterprises and the Asian/African software industry

If you are interested, please fill in the attached form introducing yourself and detailing your competencies and experience. Your information will then be added to our pool of potential candidates and you will be notified if considered. Professional consortiums and organizations are also welcome to contact us as a group.

About ict@innovation
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) represent key elements for economic and social development in Sub-Sahara Africa in sectors such as education, administration and business development. However, the region lacks sustainable local ICT service providers, ICT-driven businesses, IT-experts, and innovation managers, particularly in the promising field of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Therefore, InWEnt's new programme ict@innovation builds capacities in African ICT small/medium enterprises to make a business with FOSS. Through enhanced knowledge on FOSS business models in African contexts, FOSS technical certifications, and practical skills in FOSS application development ict@innovation aims to encourage the growth of Southern and East African ICT industries.
For more information about ict@innovation, please see: http://www.ict-innovation.org.


About it@foss
Since 2005, the capacity building project it@foss has been able to help build and coordinate opportunities in the ASEAN region whereby innovative software solutions and business models based on Free and Open Source Software can be developed. It@foss, therefore, makes a contribution by stimulating the economies of countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Additionally, FOSS applications and business solutions are used as a development motor contributing to a number of other programs coordinated through it@inwent in Africa and Asia, thus aiding the German government to realize its development goals. This initiative has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and development (BMZ). For more information about our it@inwent programs, including it@foss, please see http://it-inwent.org and http://www.it-foss.org.

About InWEnt
InWEnt - Capacity Building International - stands for the development of human resources and organizations through international cooperation. InWEnt’s training and dialogue services cater to managers, skilled and executive personnel, and decision makers from business, politics, administration and civil society throughout the world. Reaching about 55,000 persons per year, InWEnt works together with partners in developing, transition and industrialized countries. The international advanced training programs, it@inwent, and belong to InWEnt’s Business Development and Infrastructure department (4.04). The it@foss program aims at multipliers and junior managers to promote and educate the next generation of professionals in developing countries. More information about InWEnt can be found at http://www.inwent.org.