OSS Localization Workshop
Background
Localization has been defined as the most exciting challenge item in past AOSS-Symposium.The statement indicates that there are many things to do for the localization of OSS in Asia.On the other hands, different sources say that the localized products are already available in most of the Asian countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia.
These are controversial information. One says that Asian needs to do localization activities and another is saying that the localization is already done. Which is a real case?
One of the goal of the AOSS is to provide the localized OSS products for Asian countries.And AOSS needs to create its localization strategy and action plans to make achieve the goal.But the controversial status information prohibits to create solid workable and effective strategy and tactics to tackle this eternal issue tocreating a plan.
The best case, we need to do nothing more, the goal is already achieved.The worst case, we may need to restart the OSS localization work from the scratch.Nobody knows which direction should we take yet. The objective of the workshop is to acquire information for develop the real plan.
In fact, all of Asian countries have had some kind of localized IT solution for this 10 years already.Unfortunately, the localized solutions were never be accepted by broad market. Thus, the same story have been repeated again over again. Asian countries can not afford this kind of sad history for future.Actually, the inventors of the solutions are kept saying that it is done already, and others are saying that it is not done yet.
Objective
The objective of the workshop is, to see a reality of Asian localization to make our future plan.
Abstract of the workshop:
1. Total number of participants: 20 at maximum
2. Expected country: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
3. Expected participants: one technical person and one business person
4. Duration: 2 days One day for presentation and demonstration of localized linux (including one hour of opening), half day of round table discussion and one half day of OPEN time for any thing left
5. The presentation should cover following topics - To be filled in later
Contacts
Mr. Noy Shoung, Deputy Secretary General
National ICT Development Authority
Council of Ministers
Tel: (855) 012 777 012
E-mail: noy_shoung@nida.gov.kh
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