Lao Ope Source
Lao Open Source Movement and the Loalization efforts
Mr. Anousak Souphavanh Open Source Developer/Evangelist March 18, 2010 Khone Kean, Thailand
Agenda
Country background Government and Private sector Lao Open Source movement and localization efforts Conclusion
Background
Country: East of Thailand, west of Vietnam, north of Cambodia, south of China Total Population: 6 million (2005) Number of websites in English and other languages: Approximately 100 websites, all in English (Lao langauge is approx. 50>) National bandwidth within the country: via Thailand, China, Vietnam National bandwidth to and from the country: operating byt 4 major operators via fibre optics 4 Telecommunication operators: ETL, Laotel, Unitel, Milicom-Lao 5 Internet Service Providers: ETL, Laotel, LAT, Milicom-Lao, PlanetOnline
Government and Private Sector ICT Policy Development (To be merged with Telecom Law soon) Infrastructure and Industry ● ICT Application (development, promotion and use of Open Source) ● Standardization ● Human Resources Development ● Legal Framework ● Education (Open Source for edcuation)
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E-Government Based on the e-ASEAN framework, the government has promoted tremendously the importance of using the Internet in government institutions. - Computerization of Tax and Customs Department - Legal/Law information system - Information management system for the government public administration reform program.
Government and Private Sector Government •National Authority of Science and Technology •E-Governement Project •Open Source lab •Various ministry setup web, email, DNS, BIND, firewall, file servers( Redhat, CenTOS, ...) •National Unviersity •Offered courses in Linux administration, web development; dns,web, file, firewall, and etc •Programming in MySql, PHP, and etc •National Internet Gateway(NiG) •More 70% of servers is based on Open Source Private Sector •Number of colleges and IT firms offered Linux programming, administration, Web and Database
Mr. Anousak Souphavanh Open Source Developer/Evangelist March 18, 2010 Khone Kean, Thailand
Agenda
Country background Government and Private sector Lao Open Source movement and localization efforts Conclusion
Background
Country: East of Thailand, west of Vietnam, north of Cambodia, south of China Total Population: 6 million (2005) Number of websites in English and other languages: Approximately 100 websites, all in English (Lao langauge is approx. 50>) National bandwidth within the country: via Thailand, China, Vietnam National bandwidth to and from the country: operating byt 4 major operators via fibre optics 4 Telecommunication operators: ETL, Laotel, Unitel, Milicom-Lao 5 Internet Service Providers: ETL, Laotel, LAT, Milicom-Lao, PlanetOnline
Government and Private Sector ICT Policy Development (To be merged with Telecom Law soon) Infrastructure and Industry ● ICT Application (development, promotion and use of Open Source) ● Standardization ● Human Resources Development ● Legal Framework ● Education (Open Source for edcuation)
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E-Government Based on the e-ASEAN framework, the government has promoted tremendously the importance of using the Internet in government institutions. - Computerization of Tax and Customs Department - Legal/Law information system - Information management system for the government public administration reform program.
Government and Private Sector Government •National Authority of Science and Technology •E-Governement Project •Open Source lab •Various ministry setup web, email, DNS, BIND, firewall, file servers( Redhat, CenTOS, ...) •National Unviersity •Offered courses in Linux administration, web development; dns,web, file, firewall, and etc •Programming in MySql, PHP, and etc •National Internet Gateway(NiG) •More 70% of servers is based on Open Source Private Sector •Number of colleges and IT firms offered Linux programming, administration, Web and Database