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11-07-2007, 10:19
Subject: [HanoiLUG] FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Linux Training of Trainers LPIC-1 + FOSS Business Models - Hanoi, Vietnam
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:27:00 +0800
FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Linux Training of Trainers LPIC-1 + FOSS Business Models
Hanoi, Vietnam
30 July to 10 August 2007
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007
Do you want to be a certified Linux trainer (LPIC-1)?
Do you want to know more about how to create business by offering a
training on Free and Open Source Software?
IOSN ASEAN+3 in cooperation with InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany and NetNam Corporation of Vietnam are holding a training of trainers session in Hanoi, Vietnam for Vietnamese participants over 10 days (30th July-10th August). This course prepares participants for Linux Professionals Institute (www.lpi.org or LPI) certification as well as to become Linux trainers
in their own right.
After the training, the trainers will sit for examination to be certified as LPIC Level 1 Linux professionals. The low cost LPI certification exam on the 11th August is open to all.
Why a train-the-trainer approach?
A major barrier against adoption and deployment of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in developing of countries in the Asia Pacific is the lack of human resources with FOSS skills. This programme aims to address the problem by training trainers in countries, so that these trainers in turn will be able to train other trainers and therefore commence self-sustaining development of FOSS human resources.
Why training on business models?
Countries that want to adopt FOSS need to build capacity for ICT and FOSS by developing and increasing the pool of human resource skilled in FOSS application and development. Countries face several barriers that must be addressed simultaneously. These barriers include lack of local trainers and developers, high costs of training and certification, and lack of awareness in industry of the benefits of FOSS, FOSS trained human resource, as well as viable FOSS business models.
Yet, as observed from IOSN's previous engagements, awareness and capacity development cannot be endpoints in and of themselves. A nurturing ICT ecosystem must exist wherein suppliers and end users of FOSS products and services are able to understand each other's roles and support each other's needs.
Therefore, in addition, a 2-day parallel seminar on Introduction to FOSS Business Models will be conducted. The training is part of the it@foss initative (www.it-foss.org).
Component 1: TRAINING - LPIC Level 1 certification (for systems administrators)
** Trainees will be able to maintain workstations and basic LAN and Internet server services.
** Detailed objectives for LPIC Level 1 certification are available from the links provided below:
LPI 101 Objectives http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certif...led_objectives
LPI 102 Objectives
http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certif...led_objectives
Component 2: INTRODUCTION TO FOSS BUSINESS MODELS
Invited to participate are executives, chief information officers (CIOs), managers, business owners and entrepeneurs from SMEs, NGOs and government agencies.
The seminar aims to present experiences and business strategies by guest speakers from Vietnam and from other countries touching on free software business models usually based on adding value such as services and support, product enhancement and customization, enabling hardware components, dual licensing, solution integration, lowering cost of end-of-life, training, and certification.
Business people related to the Linux trainees in Component 1 have higher priority.
LPI LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION EXAMS
This will be held on the SATURDAY, 11 August 2007 and is open to the public.
A separate call will be released specific to this examination.
PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS:
For Component 1 (Linux System Administrators)
** Minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in Linux system and network administration and deployment.
** Familiar with and user and/or developer of Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS).
** Vietnamese presently residing and working in small-to-medium sized
enterprises (SMEs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and
government agencies in Vietnam.
** Willing and permitted to undergo a 10-day (Monday-Friday,
8:00AM-5:00PM) continuous training.
** Focused on training other prospective trainers in their localities
to sustain and promote self-sustaining development of FOSS human
resources.
** Females are highly encouraged to participate to achieve gender balance.
For Component 2 (FOSS Business Models)
** Institutional Leaders of participants in Component 1 (LTOT-1)
** Other leaders of small-to-medium enterprises, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies
APPLICATION
Interested individuals are invited to apply for participation by sending via email the application form to: asean3[AT]iosn[DOT]net .
APPLICATION FORM
Download the application form at:
ODT format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countrie...ION-VNLTOT.odt
PDF format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countrie...ION-VNLTOT.pdf
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007
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Advance Notice for another opportunity for FOSS-oriented companies in Vietnam: Cross the FOSS -Bridge between Vietnam and Europe! Do you want to team up with a European FOSS-company for joint business? Are you interested in European expertise in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
Do you want to develop joint software projects based on FOSS?
Then you could also be interested in the initiative FOSS bridge
"EU-Vietnam" which will soon launch a call for Vietnamese companies who are interested in teaming up with European FOSS-companies for joint software projects.
The EU (Asia Invest Program) and BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) funded project FOSS bridge "EU-Vietnam" - Joint Business through Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is counting on your contribution to achieve its main goal:
Strengthening Southeast Asian software industries and boosting cooperation with Europe through innovative collaboration on free and open source software (FOSS) business development. The initiative is implemented by InWEnt of Germany (Capacity Building International), INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) of France and IOIT (Institute of Information Technology)
of Vietnam.
If you are interested in a twinning or other components of FOSS Bridge, please send an e-mail to: contact@foss-bridge.org. We will get back to you with more information. Also, an application form will be online soon at www.foss-bridge.org.
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FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
INTERNATIONAL OPEN SOURCE NETWORK
IOSN is a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Centre of Excellence in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Asia-Pacific region. It was established by UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) in 2002 through the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. Through a virtual secretariat - and now a network of sub-regional centres, IOSN South Asia (based in India), IOSN Pacific Islands Countries (Fiji), and IOSN ASEAN+3 (Philippines), it shapes its activities around FOSS technologies and applications; awareness and advocacy; and capacity building initiatives.
IOSN ASEAN+3 sub-regional centre for the Southeast Asian countries is
based at the University of Philippines Manila. The geographical mandate of IOSN ASEAN+3 encompasses Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan and Korea. IOSN ASEAN+3 is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS dvocates, experts, and developers in these 13 countries to foster the adoption of FOSS. The vision is to have developing countries in these countries achieve rapid and sustained economic and social development with the utilization of affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to bridge the digital divide. URL:
http://www.iosn.net
INWENT CAPACITY BUILDING INTERNATIONAL, GERMANY
Through its it@inwent programmes, InWEnt helps multiplying partners in
Africa, Asia and the Middle East to provide advanced knowledge in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The key objectives
of the programmes are to strengthen IT sectors in various regions of the world, foster key innovations in ICTs for development and use ICTs as enabling tools for poverty reduction. Within its it@foss project (URL: http://www.it-foss.org), InWEnt supports the development and application of local innovative software solutions and business models based on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the ASEAN region.
URL: http://www.inwent.org
NETNAM CORPORATION
After two years of experimenting, NetNam were founded in 1994 by the
Institute of Information Technology, the main pioneer of Internet in Vietnam. At first, NetNam provided E-mail and other Bulletin Board System services to customers. Other Internet services (WWW, FTP, Telnet, etc.) were not available until the Vietnam Internet Day, November 19, 1997.
To maintain and strengthen the qualified ma****** in research and training sector, following the Decision 68/1998/CP of the Government, NetNam Corporation was founded in 1998. As a development and service-oriented business, NetNam is playing role bridging the gap between research, development and the market. URL:http://www.thoibaoviet.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:27:00 +0800
FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Linux Training of Trainers LPIC-1 + FOSS Business Models
Hanoi, Vietnam
30 July to 10 August 2007
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007
Do you want to be a certified Linux trainer (LPIC-1)?
Do you want to know more about how to create business by offering a
training on Free and Open Source Software?
IOSN ASEAN+3 in cooperation with InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany and NetNam Corporation of Vietnam are holding a training of trainers session in Hanoi, Vietnam for Vietnamese participants over 10 days (30th July-10th August). This course prepares participants for Linux Professionals Institute (www.lpi.org or LPI) certification as well as to become Linux trainers
in their own right.
After the training, the trainers will sit for examination to be certified as LPIC Level 1 Linux professionals. The low cost LPI certification exam on the 11th August is open to all.
Why a train-the-trainer approach?
A major barrier against adoption and deployment of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in developing of countries in the Asia Pacific is the lack of human resources with FOSS skills. This programme aims to address the problem by training trainers in countries, so that these trainers in turn will be able to train other trainers and therefore commence self-sustaining development of FOSS human resources.
Why training on business models?
Countries that want to adopt FOSS need to build capacity for ICT and FOSS by developing and increasing the pool of human resource skilled in FOSS application and development. Countries face several barriers that must be addressed simultaneously. These barriers include lack of local trainers and developers, high costs of training and certification, and lack of awareness in industry of the benefits of FOSS, FOSS trained human resource, as well as viable FOSS business models.
Yet, as observed from IOSN's previous engagements, awareness and capacity development cannot be endpoints in and of themselves. A nurturing ICT ecosystem must exist wherein suppliers and end users of FOSS products and services are able to understand each other's roles and support each other's needs.
Therefore, in addition, a 2-day parallel seminar on Introduction to FOSS Business Models will be conducted. The training is part of the it@foss initative (www.it-foss.org).
Component 1: TRAINING - LPIC Level 1 certification (for systems administrators)
** Trainees will be able to maintain workstations and basic LAN and Internet server services.
** Detailed objectives for LPIC Level 1 certification are available from the links provided below:
LPI 101 Objectives http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certif...led_objectives
LPI 102 Objectives
http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certif...led_objectives
Component 2: INTRODUCTION TO FOSS BUSINESS MODELS
Invited to participate are executives, chief information officers (CIOs), managers, business owners and entrepeneurs from SMEs, NGOs and government agencies.
The seminar aims to present experiences and business strategies by guest speakers from Vietnam and from other countries touching on free software business models usually based on adding value such as services and support, product enhancement and customization, enabling hardware components, dual licensing, solution integration, lowering cost of end-of-life, training, and certification.
Business people related to the Linux trainees in Component 1 have higher priority.
LPI LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION EXAMS
This will be held on the SATURDAY, 11 August 2007 and is open to the public.
A separate call will be released specific to this examination.
PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS:
For Component 1 (Linux System Administrators)
** Minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in Linux system and network administration and deployment.
** Familiar with and user and/or developer of Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS).
** Vietnamese presently residing and working in small-to-medium sized
enterprises (SMEs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and
government agencies in Vietnam.
** Willing and permitted to undergo a 10-day (Monday-Friday,
8:00AM-5:00PM) continuous training.
** Focused on training other prospective trainers in their localities
to sustain and promote self-sustaining development of FOSS human
resources.
** Females are highly encouraged to participate to achieve gender balance.
For Component 2 (FOSS Business Models)
** Institutional Leaders of participants in Component 1 (LTOT-1)
** Other leaders of small-to-medium enterprises, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies
APPLICATION
Interested individuals are invited to apply for participation by sending via email the application form to: asean3[AT]iosn[DOT]net .
APPLICATION FORM
Download the application form at:
ODT format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countrie...ION-VNLTOT.odt
PDF format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countrie...ION-VNLTOT.pdf
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007
================================================== ==========
Advance Notice for another opportunity for FOSS-oriented companies in Vietnam: Cross the FOSS -Bridge between Vietnam and Europe! Do you want to team up with a European FOSS-company for joint business? Are you interested in European expertise in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
Do you want to develop joint software projects based on FOSS?
Then you could also be interested in the initiative FOSS bridge
"EU-Vietnam" which will soon launch a call for Vietnamese companies who are interested in teaming up with European FOSS-companies for joint software projects.
The EU (Asia Invest Program) and BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) funded project FOSS bridge "EU-Vietnam" - Joint Business through Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is counting on your contribution to achieve its main goal:
Strengthening Southeast Asian software industries and boosting cooperation with Europe through innovative collaboration on free and open source software (FOSS) business development. The initiative is implemented by InWEnt of Germany (Capacity Building International), INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) of France and IOIT (Institute of Information Technology)
of Vietnam.
If you are interested in a twinning or other components of FOSS Bridge, please send an e-mail to: contact@foss-bridge.org. We will get back to you with more information. Also, an application form will be online soon at www.foss-bridge.org.
================================================== ==========
FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
INTERNATIONAL OPEN SOURCE NETWORK
IOSN is a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Centre of Excellence in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Asia-Pacific region. It was established by UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) in 2002 through the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. Through a virtual secretariat - and now a network of sub-regional centres, IOSN South Asia (based in India), IOSN Pacific Islands Countries (Fiji), and IOSN ASEAN+3 (Philippines), it shapes its activities around FOSS technologies and applications; awareness and advocacy; and capacity building initiatives.
IOSN ASEAN+3 sub-regional centre for the Southeast Asian countries is
based at the University of Philippines Manila. The geographical mandate of IOSN ASEAN+3 encompasses Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan and Korea. IOSN ASEAN+3 is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS dvocates, experts, and developers in these 13 countries to foster the adoption of FOSS. The vision is to have developing countries in these countries achieve rapid and sustained economic and social development with the utilization of affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to bridge the digital divide. URL:
http://www.iosn.net
INWENT CAPACITY BUILDING INTERNATIONAL, GERMANY
Through its it@inwent programmes, InWEnt helps multiplying partners in
Africa, Asia and the Middle East to provide advanced knowledge in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The key objectives
of the programmes are to strengthen IT sectors in various regions of the world, foster key innovations in ICTs for development and use ICTs as enabling tools for poverty reduction. Within its it@foss project (URL: http://www.it-foss.org), InWEnt supports the development and application of local innovative software solutions and business models based on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the ASEAN region.
URL: http://www.inwent.org
NETNAM CORPORATION
After two years of experimenting, NetNam were founded in 1994 by the
Institute of Information Technology, the main pioneer of Internet in Vietnam. At first, NetNam provided E-mail and other Bulletin Board System services to customers. Other Internet services (WWW, FTP, Telnet, etc.) were not available until the Vietnam Internet Day, November 19, 1997.
To maintain and strengthen the qualified ma****** in research and training sector, following the Decision 68/1998/CP of the Government, NetNam Corporation was founded in 1998. As a development and service-oriented business, NetNam is playing role bridging the gap between research, development and the market. URL:http://www.thoibaoviet.com