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Free/Libre/Open Source Software Asian Developers Online Survey (FLOSS-ASIA)

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 4,141 views
The objective of the survey was to determine the situation regarding open source software/free software (OSS/FS) engineers in Japan by gathering information directly from open source/free software developers themselves. The results will be used in personnel training in relevant technical fields, in planning policy for technology promotion and other areas.

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FLOSS-US. The Free/Libre/Open source software survey for 2003

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 4,554 views
This is the Final report of a second large-scale survey of 1588 developers of open source and free software, which was called the FLOSS-US survey for 2003. The first FLOSS survey targeted primarily European OS/FS developers, with 71% of respondents living in Europe or Russia, only 13% living in the United States, and roughly 17% living elsewhere in Europe or the world. The FLOSS-US survey sampled…

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Free/Libre and open source software: survey and study FLOSS

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 4,420 views
This document forms the final report for the FLOSS project.



The Project objectives were remedy the lack of information on Free/Libre/Open Source Software starting at the very beginning: by conducting surveys to generate a unique base of primary data on Free/Open Source Software usage and development; identifying indicators to measure value creation and dissemination in…

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World Summit on the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 2,744 views
This document presents an analysis of the context in which many of the scenarios linked to the WSIS are set - binded to other issues such as global commerce, human rights and Internet governance. The author affirms that the development of these scenarios impact directly the WSIS agenda, excepting the issues related to human rights, which are not raising enough concern to the UN member states.

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Information society: promoting financial mechanisms with a gender equity perspective

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 3,036 views
This document is intended to describe the funding strategies of the Information Society (IS) that are currently under discussion at the preliminary meetings of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) – Second Phase, which will be held in November 2005 and, from a gender perspective, to tie them into the commitments undertaken through the Goals of the Millennium, the Beijing Action…

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Digital Dangers: Information & Communication Technologies and Trafficking in Women

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 7,232 views
This discussion paper asks if new technologies are re-shaping or facilitating trafficking, and/or if the use of ICTs in trafficking will change the way we understand other issues. For example, how should we think about the distribution of women's images against their will; can we talk about trafficking in images, and what relation does this have to the debate about pornography? It explores…

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Seoul-Gyeonggi Declaration on the Equal Participation of Women in the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 2,857 views
This declaration is produced by gender and ICT advocates who met separately after the Women's World Conference 2005, at Sookmyung Women's University to discuss gender and ICT issues at the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS 2005) that produced the Seoul-Gyeonggi Declaration.

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GraceNet Silicon Valley

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 2,961 views
GraceNet is a women's network named after Grace Hopper, whose pioneering work in computer programming and cryptography provides inspiration and encouragement for women who work in computing and related fields. This network's mission is "to promote the contributions of women in technology and to leverage the intellectual and creative capital of women."

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Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 2,699 views
This Web site provides online guidance and networking about women's ICT-based enterprises in developing countries.

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Rocket science or social science? Involving women in the creation of computing

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:32 | 3,423 views
With the rapid development of new kinds of networks – both the Internet itself and the new groupings enabled by the Internet, the Oxford Internet Institute identified a need to address the impact of these trends on women in the computing professions. The document presents results of one-day forum which brought senior women in the computing industry and those whose role is to research gender and…