Federal University Oye- Ekiti Holds Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2012

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Seun Ojedeji recently informed us that the Information and Communication Technology Centre of The Federal University Oye Ekiti is organizing Software Freedom Day (SFD) in conjunction with Computer Science department of the institution.

He says” The goal in this celebration is to educate the public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, government, home, business and everywhere”.

The event is expected to attract software programmers and enthusiasts across the country. SFD is scheduled to hold from 10th to 15th of September 2012.

Below is the summary of the event.

10th to 14th of September 2012- Pre-conference program:

• Tutorial sessions / workshops for:

– Network Management and Monitoring Using FOSS

– FOSS Business Model by ICT@innovation/GIZ Germany

– Linux Essentials by Linux Professional Institute (this includes an optional Certification Exam)

15th of September is the SFD day and the conference will include the following:

• Presentations (Call for paper submission is currently on)

• Exhibitions

• Open discussions

• Social activities

Register here

Further inquires contact Person: Seun Ojedeji

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Omeruo Ndukaku Kenneth is an Innovation Management expert,the CEO of Emerging Media,a new media company.He is a member of ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management and the US-Africa chamber of Commerce.He is the Founder of TechTrends Nigeria Blog,Nigeria Innovation Summit and the African Innovation Academy.Kenneth is a highly sought-after Internet Marketing Consultant who has through his seminars, articles, training and consulting, helped many organizations, Individuals, Businesses maximize the Internet for business purposes.Kenneth has also being featured as a guest on the TV show TODAY ON STV Nigeria and on Bloomberg Africa TV.He is the author of the best –selling Internet Book: How To Create Unlimited Internet Wealth.

He is a syndicated columnist with the following Newspapers in Nigeria: Daily Independent, Financial Standard, PUNCH, BusinessDay, and Sun.Kenneth organises the EduNet Conference for Universities in Nigeria. Kenneth is a member of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria( ISPON ) Roundtable For Capacity Development in Nigeria,member pre-selection committee for Nigeria at the UN World Summit Awards,a Panelist for Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria(YouWIN)-a Federal government initiative created by the ministry of finance,supported by ministries of Communications Technology,Youth Development,Worldbank and DFID.

A 2013 Judge at the Google Cloud Developers Challenge for Sub Saharan Africa.He has been a contributing editor of Nigeria Communications Week,Africa Telecom and IT Business Magazine,ICT Today magazine,M2 magazine.Kenneth has been invited to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum, Oracle Open World Conference USA, Oracle Cloud World Dubai, and GITEX Dubai.

He now lives in New York with his family and presently working on an Open Innovation project for Nigeria.
You can contact Kenneth through email: [email protected]

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