Saturday, February 4, 2012

FOSS Business Model Training


Ruaha University College (RUCO) Iringa in Collaboration with Kijana Amka Sasa Organization (KASO)  is proudly to announce training in Free Open Source Software (FOSS) business model. Advanced African FOSS Business course is modular, hands on, and based on real-life FOSS business problems, issues and scenarios in African IT-SME. You as participants will be able to engage in practical exercises such as designing a business plan for a sample project and designing, revising and localizing training materials. Integral part of the course are also practice based economic know-how, communication skills, social competence, team ability, networked thinking and creativity. Come to learn /Discover opportunities offered by FOSS Technologies. The training is supported by ict@innovation.
Learning Objectives:
o   How to build a business using FOSS
o   How to market your FOSS business model
o   How to develop business plan or business proposal
o    How to organise and hold trainings on FOSS Business Models for local SME
Topics to be Covered:
o   Introduction to Emerging FOSS Business Models
o   African FOSS Business Models: Case Studies
o   Communicating FOSS
o   Introduction to general Business Skills
o   FOSS Business knowledge and Skills
o   FOSS Training
Training methods
Training methods will include participatory discussions, team work, hands-on sessions, case studies and few lectures. Participants with possession of laptops are encouraged to bring them. Language of instruction will be a combination of English and Swahili.
Target participants
This training is intended for: Small and Medium ICT enterprises within public and private sectors, Systems Administrators, Systems Analyst, ICT Officers, CEO, Managers, Graduates in ICT and Business who are inspired to start IT
Location:  Ruaha University College- Iringa&Kijana Amka Sasa Center.
Start Date:  06/02/2012
End Date:  16/02/2012
For More information please contact info@kijanaamkasasa.org
Mobile : +255 717 437172

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