Are you interested in developing training materials that make the case for exciting new business models in the area of Free and Open Source Software in Africa?

Are you an African expert in the creation of training material and the teaching of business models?

Then respond to this call by *November 25* to become part of an exciting programme to build African FOSS businesses.

The ict@innovation programme, a partnership between FOSSFA, OSISA

and InWEnt, is engaging with African experts in curriculum and

course development to participate in the creation of training

materials on Free and Open Source Business Models.

You have the opportunity to:

• Shape the programme ict@innovation - Creating Business
  
  and Learning Opportunities with Free and Open Source
  
  Software in the area of Business Models


• Become part of an exciting community of African experts
  
  on FOSS business models with the opportunities to help
  
  build successful FOSS companies and network with other
  
  experts in Southern and Eastern Africa and around the
  
  world


• Become part of the pool of core editors, and receive an
  
  honorarium for your contribution in the creation of
  
  training material


• have the opportunity to apply to become a co-trainer and
  
  share your knowledge with other FOSS businesspeople.
  

The ict@innovation programme is a partnership between FOSSFA,

OSISA and InWEnt - Capacity Building International of Germany with

three main actions:

• spreading FOSS business models for enterprises in
  
  Africa,


• fostering FOSS certification and


• support innovative local FOSS applications for social
  
  and economic development.

Learn more at www.ict-innovation.org and below.

YOUR PROFILE:

You have:

• a background in FOSS-based business


• a background in research and teaching of business models
  
  / business development (a focus on business development
  
  of SMEs is an asset)


• demonstrated experience in development of learning
  
  materials


• knowledge of relevant national and regional contexts of
  
  Eastern and Southern Africa


• Experience in conducting FOSS trainings will be
  
  considered an asset.

YOUR TASKS

The co-editors will form the core of the ict@innovation content

creation community. On the basis of their experience, they will

contribute to producing high-quality training materials on the

subject of FOSS business models for African contexts. The effort

will be started with a workshop taking place around January 2009.

During this three-day workshop, you will develop the basis of a

FOSS business models curriculum together with experts from

UNU-MERIT and AITI-KACE. You will use your experience to ensure

that the training materials will take a hands-on approach based on

practical, real-case scenarios.

After the workshop, you will play an active role in the ongoing

open and collaborative process to refine the training materials.

This process will take place online. While the training materials

will continue to evolve, you will make most of your contributions

until March 2009.

The topics of the training materials to be developed are:

• FOSS business models in the context of Eastern and
  
  Southern Africa- Communicating FOSS


• FOSS specific business knowledge and skills


• general business skills


• FOSS training as a business

DEADLINE

The last day to send in your application will be

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25.

HOW TO APPLY

Please copy and fill in the form below and send it to us as an email

(not as an attachment). Attach your *FULL CV* to that email.

Send your application to editors@ict-innovation.fossfa.net.

Please answer the questions below. You need not write long

responses, but please provide us with enough information to

understand your skills, interests and experience.

THE RECOMMENDED WORD LIMIT FOR EACH QUESTION IS 300 WORDS.

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WHAT TO INCLUDE:

In your application, please include your full CV. To describe your

experience, please supply a short text (max. 300 words) to each

of the following points:

• Your background in FOSS-based business


• Your background in research and teaching of business
  
  models / business development (a focus on business
  
  development of SMEs is an asset)


• Your experience in development of learning material
  
• Your knowledge of relevant national and regional
  
  contexts of Eastern and Southern Africa


• Your experience in conducting FOSS trainings

Please also provide your:

• Name


• Address


• Phone number


• Email address


• Website (if available)

If you are interested in other aspects of ict@innovation, such as

spreading FOSS certification, innovative local FOSS applications

for social and economic development, and regional networking and

international exchange, please join the ict@innovation community

by registering on the ict@innovation portal

(www.ict-innovation.org).

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BACKGROUND - THE ICT@INNOVATION PROGRAMME

The objective of the ict@innovation programme is to foster small

and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the field of ICT in Southern and

Eastern Africa capable of providing adapted applications and

services to the public and private sector. The focus is on

Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) as a key technology to drive

innovation, add local value and foster development-oriented and

affordable ICT applications. The improvement of regional

networking and strengthening of consulting capacities of ICT

associations and training institutions as well as of other

relevant change agents will be key vehicle of the programme.

As a part of the ict@innovation programme, a consortium of

UNU-MERIT and AITI-KACE has been contracted to organise the

collaborative development of hands-on training materials on FOSS

business models for African contexts. This consortium is now

organizing the call for experts in curriculum and course

development to participate in the creation of training materials.