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100 programmers 48 hours Open Source and Nonprofits will never be the same

Silona Bonewald writes:

"*The League of Technical Voters is sponsoring a programmer lock in!*


*What:* We are going to lock in 100 programmers for 48 hours developing Open Source Software for non-profit organizations.


*When:* October 13-15th 2006


*Where:* Austin Texas at Ventana Del Sol


*Why:* To make the world a better place, have a great time, and look cool doing it.  To top it off, Austin Texas is great in October!


*How:* http://lotv-lockin.pbwiki.com/  Sign up, catch up, and pipe up!  Password is: transparency
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Ungana Afrika Research Project: Capacity Building and Tech Support in Africa NGOs

Rudi von Staden at Ungana Afrika is starting a research project looking into different ways that ICT students or recent graduates can be engaged to provide capacity building and technology support to NGOs and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. If you are personally involved in one, or know of other projects that he can contact to participate in the research, please contact them via http://www.ungana-afrika.org/projects/sdp.htm , which also provides more information on the project.

Take the dotOrganize Survey!

dotOrganize, a new project facilitated by ScoutSeven, is trying to get better tech/organizing tools and strategies into the hands of grassroots, social change organizers. The first and MOST IMPORTANT step in this project has been understanding what organizers on the ground actually need to support their work -- what works, what doesn't, what solutions are called for. So all you organizers out there, please take 10 minutes to complete the dotOrganize survey. This is your chance to help shape the next generation of online organizing tools for the grassroots sector!

Computer World on Linux in Africa

Computer World has a brief article in this month's issue about Linux in Africa.  Aspiration's Co-Director Allen Gunn notes in the  article that, ""People in some of the least connected areas are doing some of the most interesting work." Colleagues of ours in Europe and Africa are quoted as well. Check it out.  We love getting press.

We are indeed seeing lots of innovation coming from various countries in Africa in regard to open source and NGOs in particular:  Schoolnet Namibia, the growing eRider Network in Africa, Ungana Africa's work, the newly established Ubuntu Foundation, and Linux Chix Africa who are lively and wonderful.  There are also a number of good reports, most recently one from bridges.org, comparing proprietary and open source software in telecentres and community technology centres in Africa.  Tectonic provides up-to-date information on Linux in Africa.

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Gunner and the Aspiration team have been an incredible inspiration and resource for us at OpenNews. From facilitating at events like MozFest, we learned about inclusive, engaging, collaborative event design that has shaped our own event SRCCON and influenced the community we serve in journalism.

Erika Owens, OpenNews
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