The document discusses the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie's (AUF) proactive free and open source software (FLOSS) policy. The AUF is an association of 710 universities in 81 countries that promotes cooperation in higher education and research. It has adopted FLOSS to support sustainable development, free users from vendor lock-in, and develop local economies. As a result, the AUF now uses Ubuntu Linux on 98% of PCs, Debian Linux on 92% of servers, and open web apps and databases. It aims to reach 80% Linux migration by 2009 through internal skills development and collaboration with communities.

1. Linux-Bg Sofia – 26.09.2009 Why & How AUF runs a proactive FLOSS policy * * * Christophe Villemer Calin Dordia Agence universitaire de la Francophonie

2. Who are we ? Christophe Villemer

3. CIO

4. Calin Dordia

5. Regional IT officer

6. Agenda Introduction on AUF

7. FLOSS proactive policy

8. Results

9. Ways to achieve

10. French-speaking University Agency Biggest association of universities in the world (710 establishments in 81 countries)

11. Unique official Agency of Francophonie for higher education and research

12. Founded in 1961 in Montreal, Québec, Canada

13. Budget around 40 M euros

14. French-speaking University Agency AUF propose several cooperation programs and actions, design in particular to support research and higher education in French. AUF contribute in : Fostering cooperation and networking