K12 Open Technologies

Interest in FOSS is growing globally, particularly in developing countries. Governments are considering policies to promote its use, businesses are recognizing its potential and various other sectors are giving increasing attention to the opportunity for localization that it presents.

This primer is intended to help policy-makers and decision-makers understand the potential use of FOSS in education—where and how it can be used, why it should be used, and what issues are involved. In particular, officials in ministries of education, school and university administrators, academic staff and researchers should find this primer useful.

Read the complete ePrimer from the Asia Pacific Development Information Programme

http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer/fossPrimer-Education...