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UNU-MERIT is a joint research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
UNU-MERIT’s mission is to provide insights into the social, political and economic factors that drive technological change and innovation. The Centre's research and training programmes address a broad range of policy questions relating to the national and international governance of science, technology and innovation, with a particular focus on the creation, diffusion and access to knowledge.
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UNU-MERIT in African ICT capacity building effort
UNU-MERIT has been tasked with carrying out a training programme for entrepreneurs wanting to build businesses on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) in eastern and southern Africa. For this project, UNU-MERIT has joined forces with the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI) in Accra, Ghana. The work is part of ict@innovation a joint programme of FOSSFA - The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa and InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
The focus is on FLOSS as a key technology to drive innovation, add local value and foster development-oriented and affordable ICT applications. The improvement of regional networking and strengthening of consulting capacities of ICT associations and training institutions as well as of other relevant change agents are key vehicles of the programme. |
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