Speakers

It is not just cost savings that make adoption of open source a critical and ur-gent need. Open source by it’s very nature creates an opportunity for the develop-ment of local technical capacities. Since open source products are developed in a collaborative manner and the entire “blue print”or design of products is open and freely available to everybody, then local communities are able to participate in the development of technology or other creative commons, becoming co-developers and not just mere consumers. Local industries can thrive, creating high value jobs and stemming the migration of Africa’s youth to western countries in search of greener pastures.