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September 27-30, 2021
Seattle, Washington, USA + Virtual
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Tuesday, September 28 • 12:25pm - 12:50pm
(VIRTUAL) Supporting Free and Open Source Software in Africa - Victory Brown

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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is impacting all aspects of data and communications technology (ICT), starting from core infrastructure like cloud computing to the development and deployment of e-learning, e-health and e-commerce applications. FOSS is empowering people and communities, and enabling diverse talents and cultures, to collaborate with technology partners of their choice. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to make substantial moves in some of these areas by contributing and using FOSS technologies to boost Africa’s ICT infrastructure. A deeper examination of some initiatives and projects championed by Africans demonstrates that many FOSS activities are indeed underway in Africa in terms of capacity building, development and usage, educational and business applications, advocacy campaigns, policy implementation. For example: FOSSFA, OSCA, SCA. These are all communities that Lead/Support open source contributions in Africa. In this speak, Victory Brown would be identifying: The Challenges facing Open source Communities in Africa, Benefits of Supporting Free and Open Source Software in AFRICA, Obstacles facing Open Source Adoption in African Firms and finally Ways to support Free and Open Source Software in Africa.
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Victory Brown

Designer, Design Matters
Victory Brown is a multidisciplinary designer at Design Matters, a user experience designer who is passionate about creating immersive and usable experiences across traditional and emerging technologies. She is the founder of Dezignhers, a design-inspired community for women. She... Read More →

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