Call For Author: FOSS Disaster Management
Filed in archive News on February 14, 2007
The International Open Source Network of the United Nations Development Program is currently looking for author(s) for a FOSS Disaster Management Primer.
Objectives
Each part of the paper will:
➢ Introduce Free/Open Source Software, Open Standards, and open content. It will refer to previous primers already published by the IOSN and explain the spectrum in which these co-exist.
➢ Provide a rationale for the use of Open Standards, Open Source, Open Content for Disaster Management
➢ Profile FOSS based disaster management and GIS applications placing focus on those emanating or are being used within the Asia-Pacific region
➢ Compare the aforementioned FOSS-based applications with proprietary equivalents and explain benefits and disadvantages.
➢ Give an overview of standards setting bodies for Disaster Management, and how Open Standards, Open Source, Open Content can enhance the work that these bodies are doing;
➢ Profile FOSS software and tools that can be used to create new content or migrate existing content
➢ Provide case studies where the use of standards have increased interoperability, scaling up of projects and process efficiency.
➢ Provide sample tenders for ICT projects; review existing policies endorsing open standards, open source, open content from this region.
If you or a friend are/is interested, please check out the application process. Hurry, deadline is on the 28th of February, 2007.
Note: Image is from the Sahana project.

Each part of the paper will:
➢ Introduce Free/Open Source Software, Open Standards, and open content. It will refer to previous primers already published by the IOSN and explain the spectrum in which these co-exist.
➢ Provide a rationale for the use of Open Standards, Open Source, Open Content for Disaster Management
➢ Profile FOSS based disaster management and GIS applications placing focus on those emanating or are being used within the Asia-Pacific region
➢ Compare the aforementioned FOSS-based applications with proprietary equivalents and explain benefits and disadvantages.
➢ Give an overview of standards setting bodies for Disaster Management, and how Open Standards, Open Source, Open Content can enhance the work that these bodies are doing;
➢ Profile FOSS software and tools that can be used to create new content or migrate existing content
➢ Provide case studies where the use of standards have increased interoperability, scaling up of projects and process efficiency.
➢ Provide sample tenders for ICT projects; review existing policies endorsing open standards, open source, open content from this region.
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