Free Open Source Software Could Help African Development

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 23, 2008 3:42 AM EDT
VOA News; By Kari Barber
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In many African countries, few people have access to computers and the Internet. Experts say this is hindering development and preventing students from being able to compete for jobs. At a conference in Dakar this week, software experts, government officials and students came together to look at how open-source software, which is free for anyone to use, could make technology available to more people. Kari Barber has this report from Dakar.

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