[tlug] FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Linux Training of Trainers LPIC-1 + FOSS Business Models - Hanoi, Vietnam

["Francisco Sarmiento III" <francis.sarmiento3@example.com>]

FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Linux Training of Trainers LPIC-1 + FOSS Business Models
Hanoi, Vietnam
30 July to 10 August 2007

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007


Do you want to be a certified Linux trainer (LPIC-1)?

Do you want to know more about how to create business by offering a
training on Free and Open Source Software?


IOSN ASEAN+3 in cooperation with InWEnt Capacity Building
International, Germany and NetNam Corporation of Vietnam are holding a
training of trainers session in Hanoi, Vietnam for Vietnamese
participants over 10 days (30th July-10th August).

This course prepares participants for Linux Professionals Institute
(www.lpi.org or LPI) certification as well as to become Linux trainers
in their own right.

After the training, the trainers will sit for examination to be
certified as LPIC Level 1 Linux professionals. The low cost LPI
certification exam on the 11th August is open to all.


Why a train-the-trainer approach?

A major barrier against adoption and deployment of Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) in developing of countries in the Asia Pacific
is the lack of human resources with FOSS skills. This programme aims
to address the problem by training trainers in countries, so that
these trainers in turn will be able to train other trainers and
therefore commence self-sustaining development of FOSS human
resources.


Why training on business models?

Countries that want to adopt FOSS need to build capacity for ICT and
FOSS by developing and increasing the pool of human resource skilled
in FOSS application and development. Countries face several barriers
that must be addressed simultaneously. These barriers include lack of
local trainers and developers, high costs of training and
certification, and lack of awareness in industry of the benefits of
FOSS, FOSS trained human resource, as well as viable FOSS business
models.

Yet, as observed from IOSN's previous engagements, awareness and
capacity development cannot be endpoints in and of themselves. A
nurturing ICT ecosystem must exist wherein suppliers and end users of
FOSS products and services are able to understand each other's roles
and support each other's needs.

Therefore, in addition, a 2-day parallel seminar on Introduction to
FOSS Business Models will be conducted. The training is part of the
it@example.com initative (www.it-foss.org).


Component 1:  TRAINING - LPIC Level 1 certification (for systems administrators)

** Trainees will be able to maintain workstations and basic LAN and
Internet server services.
**  Detailed objectives for LPIC Level 1 certification are available
from the links provided below:

LPI 101 Objectives
http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certification/the_lpic_program/exam_101_detailed_objectives

LPI 102 Objectives
http://lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certification/the_lpic_program/exam_102_detailed_objectives


Component 2:  INTRODUCTION TO FOSS BUSINESS MODELS

Invited to participate are executives, chief information officers
(CIOs), managers, business owners and entrepeneurs from SMEs, NGOs and
government agencies.

The seminar aims to present experiences and business strategies by
guest speakers from Vietnam and from other countries touching on free
software business models usually based on adding value such as
services and support, product enhancement and customization, enabling
hardware components, dual licensing, solution integration, lowering
cost of end-of-life, training, and certification.

Business people related to the Linux trainees in Component 1 have
higher priority.


LPI LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION EXAMS

This will be held on the SATURDAY, 11 August 2007 and is open to the public.

A separate call will be released specific to this examination.


PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS:

For Component 1 (Linux System Administrators)

** Minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in Linux system and
network administration and deployment.
** Familiar with and user and/or developer of Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS).
** Vietnamese presently residing and working in small-to-medium sized
enterprises (SMEs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and
government agencies in Vietnam.
** Willing and permitted to undergo a 10-day (Monday-Friday,
8:00AM-5:00PM) continuous training.
** Focused on training other prospective trainers in their localities
to sustain and promote self-sustaining development of FOSS human
resources.
** Females are highly encouraged to participate to achieve gender balance.


For Component 2 (FOSS Business Models)

** Institutional Leaders of participants in Component 1 (LTOT-1)
** Other leaders of small-to-medium enterprises, non-governmental
organizations, and government agencies


APPLICATION

Interested individuals are invited to apply for participation by
sending via email the application form to:  asean3[AT]iosn[DOT]net .


APPLICATION FORM

Download the application form at:

ODT format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/vietnam/events/linux-training-of-trainers/vietnam-ltot-application-forms/FORM-APPLICATION-VNLTOT.odt

PDF format:
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/vietnam/events/linux-training-of-trainers/vietnam-ltot-application-forms/FORM-APPLICATION-VNLTOT.pdf


APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 JULY 2007


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Advance Notice for another opportunity for FOSS-oriented companies in
Vietnam:  Cross the FOSS -Bridge between Vietnam and Europe!

Do you want to team up with a European FOSS-company for joint business?

Are you interested in European expertise in Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS)?

Do you want to develop joint software projects based on FOSS?

Then you could also be interested in the initiative FOSS bridge
"EU-Vietnam" which will soon launch a call for Vietnamese companies
who are interested in teaming up with European FOSS-companies for
joint software projects.

The EU (Asia Invest Program) and BMZ (German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development) funded project FOSS bridge
"EU-Vietnam" - Joint Business through Free and Open Source Software
(FOSS) is counting on your contribution to achieve its main goal:

Strengthening Southeast Asian software industries and boosting
cooperation with Europe through innovative collaboration on free and
open source software (FOSS) business development. The initiative is
implemented by InWEnt of Germany (Capacity Building International),
INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en
Automatique) of France and IOIT (Institute of Information Technology)
of Vietnam.

If you are interested in a twinning or other components of FOSS
Bridge, please send an e-mail to: contact@example.com We will get
back to you with more information.  Also, an application form will be
online soon at www.foss-bridge.org.

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FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL OPEN SOURCE NETWORK

IOSN is a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Centre of
Excellence in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Asia-Pacific
region. It was established by UNDP Asia Pacific Development
Information Programme (APDIP) in 2002 through the support of the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. Through a
virtual secretariat - and now a network of sub-regional centres, IOSN
South Asia (based in India), IOSN Pacific Islands Countries (Fiji),
and IOSN ASEAN+3 (Philippines), it shapes its activities around FOSS
technologies and applications; awareness and advocacy; and capacity
building initiatives.

IOSN ASEAN+3 sub-regional centre for the Southeast Asian countries is
based at the University of Philippines Manila. The geographical
mandate of IOSN ASEAN+3 encompasses Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China,
Japan and Korea. IOSN ASEAN+3 is tasked specifically to facilitate and
network FOSS advocates, experts, and developers in these 13 countries
to foster the adoption of FOSS. The vision is to have developing
countries in these countries achieve rapid and sustained economic and
social development with the utilization of affordable yet effective
FOSS ICT solutions to bridge the digital divide.  URL:
http://www.iosn.net


INWENT CAPACITY BUILDING INTERNATIONAL, GERMANY

Through its it@example.com programmes, InWEnt helps multiplying partners in
Africa, Asia and the Middle East to provide advanced knowledge in
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The key objectives
of the programmes are to strengthen IT sectors in various regions of
the world, foster key innovations in ICTs for development and use ICTs
as enabling tools for poverty reduction. Within its it@example.com project
(URL: http://www.it-foss.org), InWEnt supports the development and
application of local innovative software solutions and business models
based on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the ASEAN region.
URL: http://www.inwent.org


NETNAM CORPORATION

After two years of experimenting, NetNam were founded in 1994 by the
Institute of Information Technology, the main pioneer of Internet in
Vietnam. At first, NetNam provided E-mail and other Bulletin Board
System services to customers. Other Internet services (WWW, FTP,
Telnet, etc.) were not available until the Vietnam Internet Day,
November 19, 1997.

To maintain and strengthen the qualified manpower in research and
training sector, following the Decision 68/1998/CP of the Government,
NetNam Corporation was founded in 1998. As a development and
service-oriented business, NetNam is playing role bridging the gap
between research, development and the market.  URL:
http://www.thoibaoviet.com




Posted by:

Francisco "Francis"  E. Sarmiento III, MD
Project Officer
UNDP-International Open Source Network
ASEAN+3 Sub-Regional Node

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