Free and open source software and technology for sustainable development / edited by Sulayman K. Sowe, Govindan Parayil and Atsushi Sunami

pt. 1. FOSS research, theory, technology adoption and practice: Making sustainable open source software infrastructures by federating and learning in the global context / Gianluca Miscione ; Innovative tools for sustainable agriculture in developing countries : the impact of open source biotechnology / Ademola A. Adenle and Obijiofor Aginam ; FOSS as a driver : perspectives from the ICT development agenda / Tomonari Takeuchi ; A participatory service learning process for FOSS-based solidarity projects / David Franquesa, David López, Leandro Navarro and Fermín Sánchez ; Open source software migration : capturing best practices using process reference models / Onkgopotse Molefe and Thomas Fogwill ; Exploring FOSS opportunities in natural hazard risk assessment and disaster management / Coley Zephenia ; Open source software adoption best practices : myths, realities, processes and economic growth / Carlo Daffara ; Language data as a foundation for developing countries : the ANLoc 100 African Locales Initiative / Martin Benjamin -- pt. 2. FOSS case studies, surveys, policy development and experience reports: The open source ecosystem in Tunisia : an empirical study / Imed Hammouda ; Adoption and diffusion patterns of FOSS in Jamaican SMEs : a study of perceptions, attitudes and barriers / Maurice McNaughton, Sheryl Thompson and Evan W. Duggan ; Development NGOs as potential groups for expansion of FOSS : the case of Iran / Saeid Nouri Neshat, Parvin Pakzadmanesh, Mehdi Almasi and Mohammad Amin Ameri ; Improving public healthcare systems in developing countries using FOSS : the EHAS Foundation case / Carlos Rey-Moreno, Inés Bebea-González, Ignacio Prieto-Egido, Seth Cochran, Ignacio Foche-Pérez, Jose García-Múñoz, Andrés Martínez-Fernández and Javier Simó-Reigadas ; FOSS in school communities : an experience report from Peace Corps volunteers in Ghana / Caroline Hardin -- pt. 3. Conclusion: Conclusion / Sulayman K. Sowe.

xxiv, 346 p.

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