Open Source Software Bridging the Technology Gap

Subject: ICTD News for 15 July 2003
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:05:01 -0400
From: ICTD Newsmaster <ictdnews@undp.org>

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---- Open Source Software Bridging the Technology Gap

Before and without open source, the gap in national
technology capabilities and infrastructure between the
developed and less-developed countries -- the technology gap
--has been widening. Proprietary software companies, some of
which have been judged to be illegal monopolies, have been
able to dictate proprietary file formats and network
protocols. Such imposed standards, controlled by single
vendors and deliberately hidden from competitors, stifle
real competition and thus innovation. As a result, poorer
countries, ironically, must import most of their information
technology resources from richer countries, increasing
dependence while inhibiting local alternatives.

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