NewGenLib is of special interest to us as we are looking for a good library management software.

---------- കൈമാറിയ സന്ദേശം ---------- അയച്ച വ്യക്തി: Anivar Aravind anivar.aravind@gmail.com തീയ്യതി: 4 July 2008 7:04 AM വിഷയം: [smc-discuss] Fwd: [se-ictd] QUERY: Free and Open Software Developed in India: SouthAsia - Referrals. Reply by 9 July 2008 സ്വീകര്ത്താവ്: Principal Support List of FSF-India fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in, smc-discuss@googlegroups.com

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nune Srinivasa Rao srinivasaraonune@gmail.com Date: Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:55 AM Subject: RE: [se-ictd] QUERY: Free and Open Software Developed in India: SouthAsia - Referrals. Reply by 9 July 2008 To: ICT for Development Community se-ictd@solutionexchange-un.net.in

Dear Anup Kumar Das,

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) Hyderabad has developed e-sikshak e-learning software. We can offer e-learning courses in regional languages (Telugu and Hindi) through e-sikshak. In 2007, the CDAC conducted a state level workshop for NGOs, sensitizing them on the usage and distributed the software to NGOs.

The India Development gateway project (implemented by CDAC-Hyderabad) also uses e-sikshak and offers an e-learn course on sustainable Agriculture in Telugu language (http://elearn.cdac.in/eSikshak ).

Regarding Content Management, most of the people are using open source PLONE http://plone.org/ and DRUPAL http://drupal.org/. Many NGOs and academic institutions are using NewGenLib library open source software http://www.newgenlib.com/. The NewGenLib an Integrated Library Management System and its office is located in Hyderabad India.

Nune Srinivasa Rao

Aga Khan Foundation (AKDN)

Hyderabad

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[se-ictd] QUERY: Free and Open Software Developed in India: SouthAsia - Referrals. Reply by 9 July 2008

Dear members,

I am currently working on a documentation project for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on "Free and Open Source Software" (FOSS). The project aims to document FOSS development work in India and other South Asian countries. This project also aims at mapping of institutional FOSS activities in India and other South Asian Countries.

In this context, we are looking for information on software developed for applications listed below from members of the community about free and open source software originated in South Asia, specifically India:

1. Our particular interest is in software developed in the areas of:

· Content Management

· Digital Archiving

· e-Learning

· Information Management

· Knowledge Management, and

· Library Automation

2. Names of key persons and institutions involved in the development of the above applications.

Feedback from members will be instrumental in adding value to the documentation process, and the sourced software will then be evaluated and presented in a forthcoming UNESCO publication on FOSS in South Asia.

Thank you,

Anup Kumar Das

Information Specialist (Consultant)

New Delhi

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