[kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] MEETING - PloneGOV - 28 Aug 2007

[Riyaz Bachani]

this might be useful for members on this forum too.


Begin forwarded message:

> To: skunkworks <skunkworks at my.co.ke>
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> Nicholas Bossut will be speaking about http://www.plonegov.org
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> Wananchi Online, 1st Floor Loita Hse
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> 6pm, 28 Aug 2007
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> We will probably do dinner after for those wanting more discussions
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> -----
> from Ashok:
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> Hello All:
>
> One of the main creators of PloneGOV project (http:// 
> www.plonegov.org) [1]  is
> visiting nairobi during this week, and is interested in meeting  
> organizations, interested
> parties, open source folks.... :
>
> <quote>
> Moreover, I'm truly interested to explore opportunities for PloneGov
> project. PloneGov could be a way for african municipalities to fight
> the digital divide in saving money. Open source websites as City of
> Seneffe website (www.seneffe.be) could be easily copy-paste and help
> national administrations in charge of local governments to develop a
> presence of public authorities on Internet. Different applications
> are independant and interconnectable. In facts, we deployed tools
> that aren't useful in Africa but municipalities can choose 'à la
> carte' what they need.
> </quote>
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> Interested parties may drop me an email offline ....
>
> thanks
>
> Ashok
>
> [1] PloneGOV :
> ""55 European, African, North and South American Public  
> organizations participate
>  in the PloneGov project. In doing so, they aim to gain  
> independence from large
>  IT services providers by developing, essentially by themselves and  
> in a
> cooperative manner, applications and websites for their own use as  
> well as for
> their citizens'.
>
> PloneGov is open and aims to reach more organizations. Initiated by  
> small towns
> in close collaboration with the Plone / Zope Communities, the  
> project reaches now
> cities, regions and 10 parliaments. This collaboration effort  
> already spans over 3
> continents and 15 countries.""
>
>
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