Codebreakers : what is the potential of free/open source software to bridge the digital divide?

Date

2006

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Publisher

One Planet Pictures, London, GB

Abstract

The documentary investigates how developing countries are using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) applications for solving real world problems in sectors such as agriculture, education, healthcare, nature conservation and disaster management. Countries filmed in: Brazil, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), India, Malaysia, Namibia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia

Description

Director: Maximillian Jacobson–Gonzalez
Executive Producer: Robert Lamb

Keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, GLOBAL

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