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The 3rd Asia Open Source Software Symposium
- Host
- Center of International Cooperation for Computerization(CICC), Japan
- Co-host
- Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Vietnam
- Date
- March 8th - 10th, 2004
- Venue
- Melia Hanoi Hotel http://meliahanoi.com
- Program Committee / Sterring Committee
Program Committee Members Chair Prof. Masayuki Ida
Vice Chair Dr. Do Van LocSteering Committee Members Chair Dr. Shuichi Tashiro --- Financial Arrangement
Vice Chair Dr. Do Van Loc --- Local Arrangement
Staffs of CICC --- Staff- Background
- The last ten years have seen dramatic growths in the popularity of Open Source Software (OSS) in all sectors ? government, business, academic, research & development as well as education. A recognized and often cited advantage of OSS is in the operation/development of high level of security in the code base as well as the dramatic reduction of development costs principally driven by the reuse of existing, proven code. The ability to leverage existing code is generally seen to enhance software business competitiveness and significantly greater innovation in the industry in general. A major beneficiary of these technologies are the lesser developed economies who are generally dependent on the ability to push national development on the basis of the availability of low-cost computing devices on which OSS are able to function very well. It is felt that while there are numerous organizations, communities and agencies promoting the development of Open Source Software, there is an urgent need to help set some direction and goal setting in what is otherwise a haphazard and undirected process. A regional sharing of knowlegde and experience in this realm is needed. With the preceding considerations, the inaugural ¡ÈAsia Open Source Software Symposium¡É was held in March, 2003 at Phuket, Thailand. It was sponsored by Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC), Japan, and National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand. Over 100 OSS participants shared their experiences and the resulting document, ¡ÈThe Statement from the Asia Open Source Software Symposium 2003 (Phuket Statement)¡É, embodied their vision, hopes and challenges. Based on the Phuket Statement, the ¡ÈSecond Asia Open Source Software Symposium¡É was held in Singapore from November 2nd-4th 2003, sponsored by CICC and Linux Users' Group (Singapore) (LUGS). About 70 people participated in the Symposium from 18 economies, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam. With the aim of this 2nd Symposium has been to share policies/technical movements of OSS in Asian economies, to acknowledge the common themes to be solved, and to discuss a concrete cooperative scheme, the formation of working groups to prepare for possible action items was discussed in the Round Table discussion. The 3rd Asia OSS Symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam on March 8th-10th 2004, will be open for wider attention in order to aware OSS to the general public. At the same time, concrete action items related to OSS will be discussed / decided by the Round Table members* of each economy. *Round Table members are consisted of 1-2 representatives from each 18 economies
- Objectives
- -To aware OSS to the general public
-To update and share activities/developments related to OSS in each economy
-To discuss specific topics which are common amongst the participating economies
-To build a concrete, co-operative community and decide the action items, based on each economy's level and needs - Participants
- Participants can be classified into following groups;
- Official organization (including IT policy makers)
- Official-funded Research and development (R&D) groups
- Business/industry sector utilizing OSS, such as system integrators, electronics appliance manufacturers etc
- Academic and educational sectors including universities and computer training organizations focussing on Human Resource Development
- Supporting/community groups such as OSS supporting associations
Total number of participants: About 230 public participants, and 50 Roundtable participants
Participants List(PDF, update March 10th)
The following economies represented at this third symposium : Singapore, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Vietnam, and Mongolia.