Fre e Softw are Projects in Public Enterprise s of K e rala
A com pliation of Fre e Softw are Usage in Public Enterprise s of K erala
Socie ty for Prom otion of Alte rnative Com puting & Em ploym e nt
SPACE, Society for Prom otion of Alternative Com puting and Em ploym ent is an initiative of a com m unity of softw are profe ssionals and tech nologists aspiring to build a novel IT industry th at is creative and socially relevant. SPACE envisages to b ring th e b enefits of Inform ation and Com m unication Tech nologie s (ICT) to a larger section of society by prom oting em ploym ent and d evelopm ent th rough FLO SS. It aim s to addre ss th e special ne ed s of K erala such as local language com puting and w ill act as a link b etw e en K erala and th e FLO SS Com m unity around th e w orld.
Table of Contents
Institutions Prom oting Fre e Softw are in K erala.......................... 13 K eltron............................................................................................ 15 National Inform atics Centre ............................................................ 16 C-D IT............................................................................................. 17 CD AC............................................................................................. 18
Introd uction
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1 Suth arya K e ralam (Transparent K e rala)
Synopsis
Project D etails
At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
Synopsis
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
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3 M anagem ent Inform ation System for ICD S
At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
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4 IT im plem entation in K TW W FB
At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
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At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
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At a Glance
Client
D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
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Project D etails
At a Glance
Client D eveloped b y Team Siz e D evelopm ent Tim e Tech nologie s
Use r b ase
Project D etails
At a Glance
Tech nologie s
Institutions Prom oting Fre e Softw are in K erala
1 K ELTR O N
Projects
Indu strial Re source Locator
W ebh osting in GNU/Linux
Public Pros ecutor Office Link ing
Accident Cas e M onitoring
Com puterisation of Records room in Kerala Secretariat
Oth er Projects
K eltron (K erala State Electronics D evelopm ent Corporation) is a pione e r in provid ing Fre e Softw are solutions and supports for various Governm ent or non-governm ental agencie s in K erala. Th e Softw are d evelopm ent team and W eb se rvice s team of K eltron are w ork ing on various Fre e Softw are projects. Apart from th e M GP project cited earlier, th e W eb se rvice team h as done around 60 w eb site s till date in PH P/ M ysq l, am ong w h ich 20 are m ajor projects.
Projects
Pre s s Inform ation Bureau (PIB) Th iruvanath apuram W ebs ite
CLAIMS
DCI net
Ruralsoft-Kerala
Diary net
National Inform atics Centre , und er M inistry of com m unications and IT, Governm ent of Ind ia is provid ing IT solutions for State and Central Governm ents in Ind ia. NIC K erala is doing a lot of its projects on Fre e Softw are . As lik e th e D C*Suite project, som e notable projects of NIC in Fre e Softw are are listed b elow .
2 National Inform atics Centre , K e rala
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Projects
Registration m odule for KINFRA park s
Server Im plem entations in CPCRI
O th er Initiatives
LiTE
Th e O pen Source Team in C-D IT(Centre for D evelopm ent of Im aging Tech nology) h ave done various efforts for prom oting Fre e Softw are in public sector th rough Fre e Softw are consultancie s to Governm ent Institutions, Public and Staff training program s, local language com puting and content creation in fre e form ats. Th e focus of O S Team in fre e softw are is m ainly in 3 areas. Fre e Softw are support for C-D IT's internal ne ed s, Public aw arene ss cam paigns, and D evelopm ent and d eploym ent.
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Projects
Server Im plem entations
Th e E-governance D epartm ent of CD AC (Centre for D evelopm ent of Advanced Com puting), Form erly (ER & D CI), Th iruvananth apuram , h ave done various projects on Fre e Softw are . Th ey h ave done significant projects lik e M anagem ent Inform ation System for Integrated Ch ild D evelopm ent Sch em e , and IT im plem entation of K erala Toddy W ork e rs W elfare Fund Board fully using Fre e Softw are . Som e oth e r projects by CD AC are listed b elow .
R elevance of Fre e Softw are in Ind ia
Fre e Softw are Found ation of Ind ia
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* Th e fre edom to run th e program , for any purpose * Th e fre edom to study h ow th e program w ork s and adapt it to your ne ed s.
* Th e fre edom to red istribute copie s so you can h elp your ne igh bor
* Th e fre edom to im prove th e program , and release your im provem ents to th e public, so th at th e w h ole com m unity b enefits
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Beginning of Fre e Softw are
Th e Fre e Softw are M ovem ent in Ind ia
About GNU/Linux
D igital Exclusion and Fre e Softw are
Fre e Softw are and D evelopm ent of Local IT Industry
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Em pow ering Local Busine ss, Social O rganisations and E-Com m erce
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Social O w nersh ip of K now ledge
Education
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* Fre e Access of citizens to public inform ation * Perm anence of public data * Security of th e State and of th e citizens
M icro Enterprise
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Africa
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Conclusion