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Foss and ict for the people
1. Free and Open Source
Software in Advancing
ICT for the People
Rick Bahague
National Coordinator
Computer Professionals’ Union
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2. Free and Open Source
ICT for the People
Alternative ICT
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3. Could technology have prevented this?
http://gb-sb.blogspot.com/2012/08/pagasa-red-signal-habagat-bring-70-of.html
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4. Could technology helped in
this kind of rescue efforts?
http://theworshipwarriorbride.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/habagat-august-2012/
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5. “This was their farm before the mining
operations started in the nearby mountain.”
Could technology have prevented this?
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11904064/image/91469936-from-farm-to-gravel-and-sand
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6. Do we have existing
technology to actually
help them?
http://www.demotix.com/news/546907/how-man-turns-sea-brown-philippines/all-media
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7. Even with the recent
advances in ICT, majority
of the people are yet to
Photo: Clemente Bautista
benefit from it.
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8. What can we do?
Photo: Clemente Bautista
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9. We create tools to support
grassroots movements.
We get involve on their struggles.
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18. Free and Open Source Software
enables grassroots movements
access the same quality of tools
available to businesses.
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19. Free and Open Source
0. The freedom to run the program for any purpose
1. The freedom to study how the program works,
and change it to make it do what you wish
2. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can
help your neighbor.
3. The freedom to improve the program, and
release your improvements (and modified versions
in general) to the public, so that the whole
community benefits.
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20. Alternative ICT
join / work with non-profit organizations
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21. together, we’ll bring free and open source
technology to unexpected areas.
Photo: Clemente Bautista
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