Open Source Foundation for Africa

Open Source Foundation for Africa

It all started during the ICT policy and civil society workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when 82 participants from 25 different countries invited by APC, Article 19 and UNECA assembled to discuss ICTs in Africa. The workshop participants agreed that open source software is paramount to Africa's progress in the ICT arena, and began work on a coordinated approach to support open source development, distribution and integration.