A United Nations (UN) funded organisation has partnered with the Mindanao State University (MSU) for promoting the use of the free and open source software. Under this partnership, both organizations will develop the first OpenHUB or accessible FOSS resource centre for South Asia.
MSU will initially cater the needs of small and medium enterprises, non-government organizations, and government organizations for further buildup of their ICT capabilities with FOSS. UNDP-IOSN is a Centre of Excellence for Free and Open Source Software (Foss) in the Asia-Pacific region. In its project, called OpenHUBS project, UNDP-IOSN is building capacity through FOSS training and support involving state universities and colleges in the country. The project aims to establish a viable FOSS ecosystem with small and medium enterprises, non-government organizations, and government organizations to sustain and strengthen linkages and reach out to the community that it is mandated to serve.
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