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Brazil, UNCTAD sign agreement on free and
open-source software
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[JAN. 21, 2006]
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Gilberto Gil, minister of culture of Brazil,
and Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary general of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development, signed a memorandum of
understanding Nov. 16 to support the promotion of free and
open-source software. The signing took place at the
World Summit on
the Information Society in Tunis.
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The signing ceremony was followed by an advisory session for
Portuguese-speaking delegations attending the summit and included
one-on-one consultations with international experts on free and
open-source software.
The aim of the agreement signed is to improve training and
education in the use of free and open-source software, which has
been found to be very helpful for closing the "digital divide" in
computer-based technology between developing and industrialized
nations. But reaping the benefits of this software requires that
developing countries have sufficient expertise to use the software
effectively. The agreement between Brazil and UNCTAD is intended to
help extend this expertise to Portuguese-speaking nations with the
help of training experts and by sharing relevant training materials
and resources.
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