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What is Less Developed Countries (LDC)

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Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
A developing country is a country with a relatively low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI). The term has tended to edge out earlier ones, including the Cold War-defined “Third World,” which has come to have negative connotations associated with it.
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Evaluating the Potential of Free and Open Source Software in the Developing World
Victor van Reijswoud (Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda)
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch007
Abstract
Development organizations and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been emphasizing the high potential of free and open source software (FOSS) for the less developed countries (LDCs). Cost reduction, less vendor dependency, and increased potential for local capacity development have been their main arguments. In spite of its advantages, FOSS is not widely adopted on the African continent. In this chapter the experiences of one of the largest FOSS migrations in Africa is evaluated. The purpose of the evaluation is to make an on-the-ground assessment of the claims about the development potential of FOSS and draw up a research agenda for a FOSS community concerned with the LDCs.
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