Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa
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| Type: | Non-profit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Headquarters: | Accra |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Website: | www.fossfa.net |
| Key People | |
| Nnenna Nwakanma, FOSSFA Council Chair | |
Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) is an open source task force which aims to unite individuals and organizations engaged in open source in the local, regional and national level to participate and support the advocacy for the development, use and implementation of open source solutions in the African region.
Background edit
The idea behind the establishment of the FOSSFA was initiated during the ICT Policy and Civil Society Workshop which was held in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia on November 6-8, 2002 in preparation for the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva. During the workshop, the participants realized the need for open source solutions in Africa. An Open Source Task Force for Africa (OSTA) was subsequently created to bring together entities engages in open source all over the African region. Eventually on February 2003, the organization was created during the preparatory committee meeting of the WSIS.[1]