WANTED: Co-editors for materials on FOSS Business Models in Africa

 

You have the opportunity to:

• Shape the programme ict@innovation - Creating Business and Learning Opportunities with Free and Open Source Software in the area of Business Models
• Become part of an exciting community of African experts on FOSS business models with the opportunities to help build successful FOSS companies and network with other experts in Southern and Eastern Africa and around the world
• Become part of the pool of core editors, and receive an honorarium for your contribution in the creation of training material
• have the opportunity to apply to become a co-trainer and share your knowledge with other FOSS businesspeople.

The ict@innovation programme is a partnership between FOSSFA, OSISA and InWEnt - Capacity Building International of Germany with three main actions:

• spreading FOSS business models for enterprises in Africa,
• fostering FOSS certification and
• support innovative local FOSS applications for social and economic development.

Learn more at www.ict-innovation.org and below.

YOUR PROFILE:

You have:

• a background in FOSS-based business
• a background in research and teaching of business models / business development (a focus on business development of SMEs is an asset)
• demonstrated experience in development of learning materials
• knowledge of relevant national and regional contexts of Eastern and Southern Africa
• Experience in conducting FOSS trainings will be considered an asset.

YOUR TASKS

The co-editors will form the core of the ict@innovation content creation community. On the basis of their experience, they will contribute to producing high-quality training materials on the subject of FOSS business models for African contexts. The effort will be started with a workshop taking place around January 2009. During this three-day workshop, you will develop the basis of a FOSS business models curriculum together with experts from UNU-MERIT and AITI-KACE. You will use your experience to ensure that the training materials will take a hands-on approach based on practical, real-case scenarios. After the workshop, you will play an active role in the ongoing open and collaborative process to refine the training materials. This process will take place online. While the training materials will continue to evolve, you will make most of your contributions until March 2009. The topics of the training materials to be developed are:

• FOSS business models in the context of Eastern and Southern Africa- Communicating FOSS
• FOSS specific business knowledge and skills
• general business skills
• FOSS training as a business

DEADLINE

The last day to send in your application will be TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25.

HOW TO APPLY

Please copy and fill in the form below and send it to us as an email (not as an attachment). Attach your *FULL CV* to that email.

 

Send your email to editors@ict-innovation.fossfa.net

 

 

 

Please answer the questions below. You need not write long responses, but please provide us with enough information to understand your skills, interests and experience. THE RECOMMENDED WORD LIMIT FOR EACH QUESTION IS 300 WORDS.

 

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WHAT TO INCLUDE:

In your application, please include your full CV. To describe your experience, please supply a short text (max. 300 words) to each of the following points:

• Your background in FOSS-based business
• Your background in research and teaching of business models / business development (a focus on business development of SMEs is an asset)
• Your experience in development of learning material
• Your knowledge of relevant national and regional contexts of Eastern and Southern Africa
• Your experience in conducting FOSS trainings

Please also provide your:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• Email address
• Website (if available)

If you are interested in other aspects of ict@innovation, such as spreading FOSS certification, innovative local FOSS applications for social and economic development, and regional networking and international exchange, please join the ict@innovation community by registering on the ict@innovation portal (www.ict-innovation.org).

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BACKGROUND - THE ICT@INNOVATION PROGRAMME

The objective of the ict@innovation programme is to foster small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the field of ICT in Southern and Eastern Africa capable of providing adapted applications and services to the public and private sector. The focus is on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) as a key technology to drive innovation, add local value and foster development-oriented and affordable ICT applications. The improvement of regional networking and strengthening of consulting capacities of ICT associations and training institutions as well as of other relevant change agents will be key vehicle of the programme.

 

As a part of the ict@innovation programme, a consortium of UNU-MERIT and AITI-KACE has been contracted to organise the collaborative development of hands-on training materials on FOSS business models for African contexts. This consortium is now organizing the call for experts in curriculum and course development to participate in the creation of training materials.