Need
for establishing TAFOSSA.
Tanzania is not an isolated island, thus
since there is gaining momentum in the
whole of Africa for migrating to FOSS,
Tanzania has to take the lead and establish
a association which will oversee and implement
this initiatives. It should be noted that,
this is not an easy task, since most of
the current systems are running on CSS
as opposed to FOSS.
The envisage
association should aim at;
- creating awareness
of FOSS in the country
- carry out training
and capacity building activities geared
towards the implementation of FOSS
- develop and maintain
a knowledge warehouse of expertise within
the country
- establish an incubation
centre where young graduates can be
trained and groomed as FOSS experts.
- Spearhead the development
of FOSS portals nationwide
- Create opportunities
for technical experts nationwide to
fully participate in the development
of open source software.
Strategies
to achieve the above objectives;
- conducting seminars,
workshops and awareness campaigns through
out the country.
- urging key government
organs to support open source development
in the country
- urging donor communities
and other institutions within the country
to consider funding open source software
in their development activities
- urging the government
to adopt the FOSS policy
- promoting FOSS capacity
and skills development country wide
through education with emphasis to women
and youth
- create FOSS women
groups
- create FOSS
youth groups
.
