This website is designed to keep its members in touch with each others, display their FOSS expertise and exchange information on current developments and projects the area of FOSS in Africa and the ict@innovation programme. The sited therefore hosts a community of persons interested in and working with FOSS in Africa and is a space for knowledge exchange and discussion.

The ict@innovation Web Community of African FOSS expertise
Over 1200 persons and organizations have already registered on ict@innovation to share knowledge and link up with each other. All of them share an interest in Free and Open Source Software in Africa. You can get access to their expert profile by searching our database and find FOSS expertise in your country or matching your interests. To further link up, you are invited to join the ict@innovation Web Community of African FOSS expertise
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Becoming a member of the ict@innovation Web Community of African FOSS expertise is simple. All you have to do is create a profile. All our website services are free of charge and it is up to you what information you would like to share.
As a member of the ict@innovation web community of African FOSS experts you can:

• Use your profile to advertise your FOSS skills and interests.
• Blog about FOSS in Africa and share relevant news and views.
• Post events of interest to the community
• Create groups to share files, and engage in private discussions on relevant topics. If you just want to browse through our public groups please have a look at this overview. For further information about the differences between the groups you can check our Guide to Groups.
• Use the forums and Wikis for discussions and online working processes
• Send invitations to your friends so they can register on the website as well. Please note: You must be logged in to invite others!

Please check our "Website Guidelines for Registered Users" with step-by-step guides on how to blog, to create groups, etc.
Join ict@innovation courses on FOSS business models and Linux System Administration and related communities
You may also engage in the specialized courses, programmes and communities of ict@innovation related to FOSS business models and Linux System Administration.
Staying Informed
It’s easy to stay informed about ict@innovation news and developments. You can:

• Read our blog and receive all blog posts and other Website updates by Email or RSS feed! You can find RSS icons to subscribe to feeds at the bottom of the sections that offer subscriptions. You can manage your email subscriptions as a registered user under "My account" >"Subscriptions".
• Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter or read older editions in our newsletter archive 
• Subscribe to our mailingslists and use this space to stay up to date, discuss and share news with FOSS experts

Do you have news on FOSS in Africa? Go ahead and share it with the ict@innovation community – via the blog, mailinglist, forums or email us!

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