[Fwd: [Fsf-friends] Venezuela Starts Teaching Free Software]

[Alan Pater]

Anyone know if the CNTI in Venuzuela is hiring? I could use a stint
down south right about now...

400 thousand people. That is quite the project. With projects like
that, and OLPC, and Ubuntu's educational projects, it seems the IT
world will be quite a different place in a few years. It already is, I
guess, in some places.

Alan

On 6/12/06, Kush <be_a_sport at rogers.com> wrote:
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>  Perhaps we need something like this in Canada if open source has to get a foothold here in significant numbers.
>  Kush
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>  -------- Original Message --------
>        Subject:        [Fsf-friends] Venezuela Starts Teaching Free Software
>        Date:        Sun, 11 Jun 2006 04:10:56 -0400
>        From:        Seth Johnson <seth.johnson at RealMeasures.dyndns.org>
>        Reply-To:        Principal Support List of FSF-India <fsf-friends at mm.gnu.org.in>
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>  > http://www.mci.gob.ve/noticiaingles.asp?num=585
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> Open Source Software Courses Set to Begin
>
> The registration process will be carried out in 330 information
> centers distributed all around the country. The courses include
> hardware and software fundamentals, as well as their use and
> utilities. This program will start on Monday, June 12. More than
> 400 thousand people will participate.
>
> A program to train over 400 thousand people in open source
> software - as part of Mission Science - will start on Monday,
> June 12 in Venezuela. This training program will be carried out
> by the National Center of Information Technologies (CNTI, Spanish
> acronym). CNTI's President, Jorge Berrizbeitia, explained that
> the first goal is to train the population that does not know
> anything about this field.
>
> The registration process will be carried out in the 330
> information offices distributed all around the country.
>
> These free courses will last 24 hours. They will be completed
> according to the needs of each community. They include hardware
> and software fundamentals, their use and utilities, and the
> importance of information and communication technologies for
> communities.
>
> Berrizbieta pointed out that 860 people will participate as
> teachers in these courses.
>
> The CNTI's head stated that the second stage of this program will
> train over 300 thousand reservists on this technology-information
> matter. He also added that the CNTI plans to open other 230
> information offices. This institution also will provide mobile
> information offices that will be able to reach low-income
> communities of difficult access.
>
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