PICTI IT & Operations Manager, Mr. Hasan Omar represented PICTI at the Asia-Africa Conference on Open Source (AAOS) which was held in the Indonesian Capital Jakarta during November 18-19, 2008.
Mr. Omar said that the conference was held under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed Nouh, Indonesian Minister of Communications and Information Technology with the attendance of ministers, ambassadors and representatives of Asian & African countries of which on top of the attendees was Dr. Fariz Mahdawi Palestine Ambassador in Jakarta. The conference aims at exchanging expertise and experiences in Open Source Industry and Applications and its impact on sustainable development and non dependence especially in the developing countries where all participants agreed on the need to adopt open source solutions for the several advantages it has, cutting the cost in addition to its technical characteristics and its legal usage. In order to reach the desired results, Eng. Omar said that along with the East Asian countries experience that has made great strides in this area, there is a need for governments to adopt and support the Open source solutions
During the conference, Eng. Omar made a presentation about the Open Source Solutions in Palestine. It’s worth mentioning that representatives from different countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Africa presented their experience in this area and the projects that handles Open Source Solutions in their own countries.
The conference concluded the need for communication among all Asia-Africa Countries to support the Open Source Solutions and exchange expertise and experiences. |